This is how you can take an airline under the wings: The government of Israel buys El Al and the vacation flight department Sun d'Or flight tickets worth 210 million US dollars. This emerges from a stock exchange announcement.

The purchase of the tickets is part of the aid package that the government and management have negotiated. According to reports, competitors are currently conducting negotiations with the Ministry of Finance, which could also lead to the purchase of flight tickets and aid measures.

Israel has largely closed itself off since the beginning of the corona crisis. Entry is only permitted for its own citizens, persons with a residence permit and diplomats. In particularly important cases, the government can grant exceptions on request, although the requirements are very high. The country's airports were closed several times.