Which airlines might I have trouble taking, being an Israeli?
I'm an Israeli expat living in Europe (proper residence etc. but no citizenship/passport). I intend to travel from Europe to India, and I'm considering using an airline based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel, which may or may not be somewhat hostile to it (e.g. Emirates but not just them).
My questions:
- Will I have problems with my specific choice or can I just safely book the ticket?
- More generally, how can I tell which airlines might be problematic for me to fly with, using an Israeli passport, and assuming I fly between places through which I can pass with that passport?
Notes:
- Please do not interpret this question as trying to legitimize or smooth out issues stemming from problematic Israeli policies; I have strong political opinions (dissenting by Israeli standards) on these matters which I will obviously not go into on this website, and am not passing judgment this way or that, for the purposes of this question, on airlines not taking on Israeli passengers.
- Answers regarding transit stops are relevant.
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asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
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I'm an Israeli expat living in Europe (proper residence etc. but no citizenship/passport). I intend to travel from Europe to India, and I'm considering using an airline based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel, which may or may not be somewhat hostile to it (e.g. Emirates but not just them).
My questions:
- Will I have problems with my specific choice or can I just safely book the ticket?
- More generally, how can I tell which airlines might be problematic for me to fly with, using an Israeli passport, and assuming I fly between places through which I can pass with that passport?
Notes:
- Please do not interpret this question as trying to legitimize or smooth out issues stemming from problematic Israeli policies; I have strong political opinions (dissenting by Israeli standards) on these matters which I will obviously not go into on this website, and am not passing judgment this way or that, for the purposes of this question, on airlines not taking on Israeli passengers.
- Answers regarding transit stops are relevant.
air-travel passports airlines emirates israeli-citizens
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
4
@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
2
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
3
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
1
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
3
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41
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I'm an Israeli expat living in Europe (proper residence etc. but no citizenship/passport). I intend to travel from Europe to India, and I'm considering using an airline based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel, which may or may not be somewhat hostile to it (e.g. Emirates but not just them).
My questions:
- Will I have problems with my specific choice or can I just safely book the ticket?
- More generally, how can I tell which airlines might be problematic for me to fly with, using an Israeli passport, and assuming I fly between places through which I can pass with that passport?
Notes:
- Please do not interpret this question as trying to legitimize or smooth out issues stemming from problematic Israeli policies; I have strong political opinions (dissenting by Israeli standards) on these matters which I will obviously not go into on this website, and am not passing judgment this way or that, for the purposes of this question, on airlines not taking on Israeli passengers.
- Answers regarding transit stops are relevant.
air-travel passports airlines emirates israeli-citizens
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
I'm an Israeli expat living in Europe (proper residence etc. but no citizenship/passport). I intend to travel from Europe to India, and I'm considering using an airline based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel, which may or may not be somewhat hostile to it (e.g. Emirates but not just them).
My questions:
- Will I have problems with my specific choice or can I just safely book the ticket?
- More generally, how can I tell which airlines might be problematic for me to fly with, using an Israeli passport, and assuming I fly between places through which I can pass with that passport?
Notes:
- Please do not interpret this question as trying to legitimize or smooth out issues stemming from problematic Israeli policies; I have strong political opinions (dissenting by Israeli standards) on these matters which I will obviously not go into on this website, and am not passing judgment this way or that, for the purposes of this question, on airlines not taking on Israeli passengers.
- Answers regarding transit stops are relevant.
air-travel passports airlines emirates israeli-citizens
air-travel passports airlines emirates israeli-citizens
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
edited Sep 2 '17 at 12:00
einpoklum
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
asked Aug 1 '16 at 9:50
einpoklumeinpoklum
2,15511634
2,15511634
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@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
2
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
3
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
1
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
3
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41
|
show 4 more comments
4
@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
2
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
3
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
1
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
3
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41
4
4
@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
2
2
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
3
3
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
1
1
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
3
3
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41
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As a rule of thumb, if the country does not accept Israeli passports, its airlines will not accept them either.
In the Middle East, this means primarily Iran Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia are off the table for your itinerary. There are a number of minor carriers in the region that would also refuse you in theory (MEA, Iraqi, etc), but as far as I'm aware none fly to India, so these would not be an issue in practice. (To be quite precise, Iraqi actually does fly to India, but it's banned from the EU!)
However, note that the five biggest players -- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Turkish and Gulf Air -- do accept Israeli citizens for connecting flights.
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
jpatokaljpatokal
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– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
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@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
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As a rule of thumb, if the country does not accept Israeli passports, its airlines will not accept them either.
In the Middle East, this means primarily Iran Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia are off the table for your itinerary. There are a number of minor carriers in the region that would also refuse you in theory (MEA, Iraqi, etc), but as far as I'm aware none fly to India, so these would not be an issue in practice. (To be quite precise, Iraqi actually does fly to India, but it's banned from the EU!)
However, note that the five biggest players -- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Turkish and Gulf Air -- do accept Israeli citizens for connecting flights.
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
jpatokaljpatokal
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
3
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
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As a rule of thumb, if the country does not accept Israeli passports, its airlines will not accept them either.
In the Middle East, this means primarily Iran Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia are off the table for your itinerary. There are a number of minor carriers in the region that would also refuse you in theory (MEA, Iraqi, etc), but as far as I'm aware none fly to India, so these would not be an issue in practice. (To be quite precise, Iraqi actually does fly to India, but it's banned from the EU!)
However, note that the five biggest players -- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Turkish and Gulf Air -- do accept Israeli citizens for connecting flights.
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
jpatokaljpatokal
116k18362523
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
3
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
|
show 1 more comment
As a rule of thumb, if the country does not accept Israeli passports, its airlines will not accept them either.
In the Middle East, this means primarily Iran Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia are off the table for your itinerary. There are a number of minor carriers in the region that would also refuse you in theory (MEA, Iraqi, etc), but as far as I'm aware none fly to India, so these would not be an issue in practice. (To be quite precise, Iraqi actually does fly to India, but it's banned from the EU!)
However, note that the five biggest players -- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Turkish and Gulf Air -- do accept Israeli citizens for connecting flights.
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
jpatokaljpatokal
116k18362523
As a rule of thumb, if the country does not accept Israeli passports, its airlines will not accept them either.
In the Middle East, this means primarily Iran Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia are off the table for your itinerary. There are a number of minor carriers in the region that would also refuse you in theory (MEA, Iraqi, etc), but as far as I'm aware none fly to India, so these would not be an issue in practice. (To be quite precise, Iraqi actually does fly to India, but it's banned from the EU!)
However, note that the five biggest players -- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Turkish and Gulf Air -- do accept Israeli citizens for connecting flights.
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
jpatokaljpatokal
116k18362523
edited Aug 1 '16 at 10:53
answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
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answered Aug 1 '16 at 10:48
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
3
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
|
show 1 more comment
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
3
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Mark Mayo♦
Aug 2 '16 at 9:55
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
@jpatokal: Can you possibly link to a reference regarding the acceptance policy for one or more of these airlines?
– einpoklum
Aug 6 '16 at 9:39
1
1
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
@einpoklum See: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39039/…
– jpatokal
Aug 6 '16 at 10:34
1
1
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
It appears some of these airlines discriminate against Israeli passport holders even when operating in the US, which is legally contentious: ibtimes.com/… and algemeiner.com/2016/03/10/…
– knowah
Sep 3 '16 at 22:08
3
3
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
@knowah Kuwait Airways terminated its US flights for this reason.
– jpatokal
Sep 4 '16 at 10:20
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@chx Not a duplicate nor too broad: I'm reasonably sure I provided the definitive answer for the OP's itinerary, and it's three airlines long.
– jpatokal
Aug 1 '16 at 10:49
2
Oooooooops! What a crazy world we live in! Retracted close vote.
– chx
Aug 1 '16 at 10:50
3
@chx: Could you elaborate on that comment a bit? I didn't follow all of the "action".
– einpoklum
Aug 1 '16 at 12:52
1
Do there even exist any airlines which (a) are based in a state without diplomatic relations with Israel and (b) offer nonstop service between Europe and India?
– Nate Eldredge
Aug 1 '16 at 16:00
3
"(...) living in Europe (...)" and "(...) I will probably prefer a direct flight" doesn't seem to match. Europe is huge. Lufthansa offers a direct flights to India (from Frankfurt and Munich) to many cities and certainly doesn't care about Israeli passport. So does British Airways, KLM and Air France. All of them offers direct flights to India from capital cities. Whether this suits you depends on in exactly what country and city you're currently living? Europe is huge.
– trejder
Aug 1 '16 at 20:41