Israelis Sneak Into First Class

El Al's spoofy Facebook videos feature passengers looking for bogus upgrades

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El Al Israel Airlines is running a parody-heavy Facebook campaign centering on a video where characters attempt to pull stunts to get free seat upgrades. Played by unpaid, up-and-coming comedians, one actress fakes a pregnancy with the old basketball-under-the-shirt trick while a young man pretends to to be John F. Kennedy at JFK International Airport with nothing but a bad Camelot accent.

The two-minute video went live on Wednesday (Nov. 28) on El Al's Facebook page, where it's offering viewers until Jan.

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