EL AL | Atmosphere

Rotem Sultan Age: 26

Assaf Levy Hasdai Age: 52 Job Title: In-flight Service Manager Time in EL AL: 15 Years IDF Role: Casualty Officer & Commander of the “Bnei Hail” Camp - the IDF Orphans Camp I just wanted to say: “Both my personal affiliation as an EL AL Air Crew member, which carries the Star of David, and as a Casualty Officer representing EL AL in the army, unite as one. This is the meaning of being Israeli.”

Dmitriy Stepanov Age: 35

Job Title: Flight Attendant Time in EL AL: 10 Months IDF Role: Combat Medic I just wanted to say: “Beyond the obvious reasons for which I’m waiting for the war to end, I’m also looking forward with impatience to getting back in the air. This is especially true now – so I can continue representing my country, both on the flights and on my stays abroad.”

Job Title: Flight Attendant Time in EL AL: 9 ½ Years IDF Role: Reserves Major, Squad Commander at ‘PALSM’ in the Maneuver Armor Brigade in the Northern Sector I just wanted to say: “We’re one nation, one army, and we’re here to win.”

David Cohen Age: 22

Menachem Halperin Age: 35 Job Title: SAP System Administrator, responsible for supporting SAP EL AL users with accounting and procurement Time in EL AL: 5 Years IDF Role: Fuel Cell Operations Officer in the General Staff Supply System, responsible for providing solutions for the IDF’s fuel response, including Jet Fuel response for the Air Force I just wanted to say: “Let’s give unity a chance, our similarities outweigh our differences.”

Job Title: In-flight Entertainment Tech Support, In-flight CX strategy Division. Time in EL AL: 2 Years IDF Role: A Fighter in the 21st Battalion of the Etzion Brigade I just wanted to say: “It’s not easy to leave everything in one day and go back to a military structure, without an end date in sight. But, we give it our all for the mission and the homeland. Even when I’m far away, I feel close. Thanks to my managers and co-worker, who keep in touch and care about me. Love you and I’ll see you soon. Am Yisrael Chai.”

Tamar Penhas Age: 22

Job Title: Flight Attendant Time in EL AL: 8 Months IDF Role: Ordnance Officer in the Engineering Corps I just wanted to say: “In the moment of truth we all enlist for the sake of the country and our future. I landed on October 8 th in Israel on an EL AL flight returning from Bangkok, and since then I’ve been recruited to the Engineering Brigade.”

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