Charlie - would it be a major crisis if the turnaround time in Tel Aviv was 45 mins instead of the standard 25 mins ?
Out of interest - what's happened to Air Malta, since the LCC invasion ? Are the LCCs pummelling Air Malta into dust, or are the Maltese finding ways to compete effectively ?
Further, what's happened to El Al loads on their Heathrow / Luton and Geneva routes since Easyjet began flying to Tel Aviv ?
I'm wondering if El Al will partly be seen as a strategic asset by the Israeli Govt not only for cultural reasons but also because of history (particularly given that the neighbourhood is not always that peaceful) and in the absence of EU membership, constraints might be put on what LCCs can do.