Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
didnt AA have an issue serving TLV due to something with how TWA employees in Israel were not paid properly? just something i seem to remember from the time of the merger.
Pretty much the story from what I was told. AA didn’t want to operate the TLV after 9/11. They pulled out and due to Israeli labor laws they owed the station personnel a significant separation payment.. Since it was a former TWA station I’m sure AA didn’t think too much about it. AA never payed the compensation as far as I know and so they still have a liability.
As an aside, Vasu said that when AA dropped the US Airways service to TLV that doubly ****ed off the two big Jewish travel companies that handle most of the tour trade in and out of the country. And since a lot of business transactions in Israel are on a personal level those companies took it personally. Lots of bridges have been burned by AA in Israel over the last 15 years.
Watch UAL scoop up those China slots. Kirby loves to stick it to Parker.