Did El Al Price Gouge During the War?

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Aug 29, 2026 · 31m

When foreign airlines pulled out of Israel after October 7, El Al became the country's only operating airline — a monopoly on the only practical exit. The Israel Competition Authority hit them with a record 121.8 million shekel fine for excessive pricing. But was it wartime profiteering or the unavoidable cost of being the last airline flying into a war zone? This episode unpacks the numbers, the empty seats that undermine the scarcity defense, and what a 16% average fare increase actually means when there's no other way out of the country. Episode 4915 — myweirdprompts.com/n/4915 (permanent…