El Al ends free air miles offer for reservists after surging demand

Israel's national carrier, El Al, concluded a special air miles offer for military reservists on Wednesday after overwhelming demand. Over two days, the airline distributed 1.8b air miles to 81,000 reservists, covering 18m days of service. The offer, which granted 100 frequent flyer points for each day served, was available to reservists called up for more than 100 days of duty.<br/>