Sundor (Hebrew:סאן דור, previously styled asSun d'Or) is an Israeliairline brand and former airline with its base atTel Aviv'sBen Gurion Airport. It is a wholly owned subsidiary ofEl Al, which uses the brand mainly for seasonal scheduled and charter services, mostly to European destinations. All of their flights are operated byEl Al, as Sundor's own license was suspended in 2011.

Sundor
סאן דור

IATA ICAO Call sign LY ELY ELAL
Founded	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Hubs	Ben Gurion Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Matmid
Fleet size	6
Destinations	17
Parent company	El Al
Headquarters	Tel Aviv,Israel
Key people	Olga Alauof, President
Website	elal.com

Sundor was established on 1 October 1977 asEl Al Charter Services Ltd., as a subsidiary ofEl Al at a time when the airline was fully owned by theState. The airline changed its name in 1981 toSundor (d’Or means "of Gold" in French), and soon after, Uriel Yashiv, the CEO of the airline at the time, chose to add "International Airlines" to the airline's name to create Sun d'Or International Airlines. This additional qualification is not used in Hebrew, however, and both aircraft flown by the company bear solely the "Sundor - סאן דור" title.^{[citation needed]}

In 1988 Sundor had its head office in the El Al House inTel Aviv.^[1]

Since April 2001, Sundor had grown to become a significant player in the Israeli charter market. The airline also operated flights for incoming tourists, on behalf of European and Israeli operators. In January 2005, Sundor became a private company following the privatisation of El Al. The airline is licensed for the commercial transport of passengers and cargo on charter flights to and from Israel and owned an Air Operator Certificate to operate two leased planes that were fully serviced by El Al's maintenance.^{[citation needed]}

Sundor remained a fully owned subsidiary company ofEl Al and as such its passengers could take advantage of this association. Benefits included the ability for passengers to accumulate El Al frequent flyer points on Sundor flights, and the supplying of food including all types of special meals throughTamam-Catering, an El-Al Subsidiary. El Al also provided ground services, air crews and aircraft for Sundor. The airline had introduced a new look website and were to apply the same to their fleet as well.^[2]

In March 2011, The Israel Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the suspension of Sundor's operating license effective 1 April 2011. The CAA based its decision citing non-compliance with Israeli and international airline management standards, mainly lack of self-owned planes and crew.^[3] Since then, Sundor no longer operates own aircraft but utilizes planes from its parent, El Al.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2015, El Al confirmed it was in merger talks with its competitorIsrair Airlines. While Sundor would be dissolved, El Al would gain shares in Israir instead.^[4]

Sundor branded flights are operated byEl Al to the following destinations as of January 2024:^[5]

As of March 2025, the fleet operated under the Sun d'Or brand consisted of the following aircraft:^{[26][needs update][better source needed]}

  Media related toSun d'Or International Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Sundor page on El AL website(in English and Hebrew)