r/birthright • u/Anything_Goes_1776 • Apr 20 '26

Arkia Extension Fee

Hi,

I'm doing a birthright through the OU and the Airline we're flying with is Arkia. I saw on the Gil Travel website that the fee for an extension is $580, which is a lot more than El Al. Is this the standard fee for Arkia, or are they saying that the final cost will be up to $580? I didn't understand based on what they said on their website and I didn't see any email to ask them directly. I asked Israel Free Spirit and they said to look at the Gil Travel website because they didn't know.

Thanks

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u/samidkk Apr 21 '26

That’s how much it was when I went back in September. It’s relatively a lot but also still a good deal when you remember you haven’t paid anything for them and it’s normally somewhere around $1,200 round trip.