El Al is the largest airline between Tel Aviv and Europe/North America. According to Cirium schedules information data, it has 1.79 million one-way seats this summer – 10% fewer than in S19. That is because its network has shrunk from 52 to 40 routes. Europe/North America share falls to just 20% In the past decade, […]
March 23, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
El Al added a second new destination in Europe to its network this month by launching flights between Tel Aviv and Dublin on Thursday 16 March. The 4,040-kilometre 3-weekly service operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with the 737-800 aircraft. There is no other airline flying between the two cities. Flight LY303 departs Tel Aviv at 16:15 local […]
March 22, 2023 | Latest Route News +
El Al added a new European destination to its network on Monday 13 March with the introduction of seasonal flights between Tel Aviv and Porto in Portugal. The 3,985-kilometre 2-weekly service is being maintained by its leisure brand Sun d’Or on Mondays and Wednesdays with the 737-800 aircraft. There is no other operator between the […]
March 15, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Arkia on 26 February introduced a 4-weekly service between its hub in Tel Aviv and Istanbul IST. The 1,165-kilometre route is operated each Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with the airline’s E195 aircraft, as well as the A321neo on select dates. The airline will expand its presence in Turkey with the introduction of flights between […]
March 2, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Ryanair added a new non-stop service between France and Israel on Monday 19 December. The Irish ULCC chose that day to begin 2-weekly flights between its base at Paris BVA and Eilat-Ramon (IATA code ETM) in the south of the country, close to the border with Jordan. The 3,530-kilometre route will operate on Mondays and […]
January 4, 2023 | Latest Route News +
There are 174,000 departures from the Middle East to Europe this year, of which Tel Aviv has over 41,000 – more than any other airport. However, Tel Aviv’s European recovery has a long way to go, with 2022 flights at 71% of the 59,000 available in 2019, the highest number thus far. But it’s getting […]
December 1, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
TUS Airways (IATA code U8) has launched service between Düsseldorf and Tel Aviv in Israel. The 2-weekly service on the 3,140-kilometre route will be operated on Mondays and Thursdays using the airline’s fleet of A320s, of which it currently has three. The third aircraft was welcomed on 11 February, with a fourth aircraft due soon. […]
March 18, 2022 | Latest Route News +