Israeli airline, hit hard by spread of coronavirus, combines flights, will use smaller planes as global travel nosedives

After Health Ministry announced 14 days' mandated isolation for those returning from Germany, Spain, France, passengers rushed to deplane from aircraft preparing to leave Tel Aviv

Some 600 permanent employees, hundreds of temporary staffers laid off as virus outbreak batters global travel; Tourism Ministry reports usual number of travelers in February

Airline cuts pay of senior staff by 20%, also reduces travel to European cities that have seen few coronavirus cases, as outbreak batters global tourism

Airline axes some 160 incoming workers, puts a halt to new hires, as its labor union calls for emergency assistance in light of massive revenue losses from coronavirus outbreak

Talks between company and workers gridlocked, expected to continue throughout the week; separately, leading low cost airline cuts back on flights between Israel and Europe

Company scrambles as transportation, tourism industries rocked by virus, Health Ministry restrictions; airline and representatives of its 6,300 workers in talks

Officials defend sweeping measures after first unquarantined Israeli carrier diagnosed; travelers from Italy turned back

TASE sees its biggest daily drop since 2018; El Al down 20% since start of the year; markets in New York and Japan continue weeklong dive

Israeli airlines, who have already lost millions in recent weeks, say they weren't given any heads up before Health Ministry recommendation for Israelis to refrain from flying