In fact, initial reporting on this was inaccurate and the stickers were placed on baggage equipment and not the bags themselves.
CCTV was used to identify the contract worker responsible. Their secure access has been revoked, and they have been terminated by the contractor. Gary Leff From: Karl L. Swartz via Mifnet <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2026 9:47 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Karl L. Swartz <[email protected]> Subject: [Mifnet 🛰 75529] Re: EL AL bag policy The stickers were not applied by the passengers, they were applied by someone with access to the bags after they were checked in. That’s why it was a security concern. That they left the bags behind rather than re-screening them seems pretty lame, however. -- Karl On Feb 23, 2026, at 1:49 PM, randy essell via Mifnet <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: You choose to fly El Al and you put Free Palestine stickers on your luggage. What reaction did you expect? I’m surprised El Al didn’t have the passengers removed as well. On Feb 23, 2026, at 3:32 PM, Jack Keady via Mifnet <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: keady - how do we feel about this? El Al leaves 140 suitcases behind at LAX over “Free Palestine” stickers 140 suitcases were left behind on a recent long haul El Al flight, after it was discovered that they had “Free Palestine” stickers on them, triggering a security concern and delay. This incident happened on Monday, February 16, 2026, and involves El Al flight LY6, scheduled to operate from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tel Aviv (TLV). The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was supposed to start the journey at 2PM, arriving in Tel Aviv the following afternoon at 1:45PM. According to passengers, around the flight’s departure time, the crew announced a delay of 25 minutes due to something related to checked bags, without expanding on that further. <https://ytezitcab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IG-KholL88MrXJVkIoOVlbwcWg8z4jrkv8Ld8qU-qjSRwXUlpVvnusTntfg3OqTo3buiKKk54sjtM3DQUm1_yKIaSGXoS8tdA03YM-voDYUIqYDaBhcKX6n_DQqBQTMimrzsS7eaOLsCfV89BphIr4R2dgrH1JeGjtxZ3tqh81Yzbo4vN_rtLIKUZvrKNdXGsoguYxInl__K8pWrsjf-kQtrLxlNapJy&c=XxpjLWG0SzH_5mIVgSQ-D9qTcfvCMIrFeU4nVOAEemuiZIHEGI_JNw==&ch=xrEtCZo3bMClykKbyYd5MCLOY03rQVqiwTE0bA16sFjCZFGbG-kE1A==> Ben Schlappig/One Mile at a Time EL AL Leaves 140 Suitcases Behind At LAX Over "Free Palestine" Stickers Ben Schlappig 140 suitcases on an EL AL flight had "Free Palestine" stickers on them, leading to a major departure delay on a ...
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