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The Georgian airline joins many other airlines that have recognized the value of launching routes to Israel. Read more >

The new route, which will commence on 14 July with two weekly frequencies, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, is the sixth direct WIZZ route from Romania into Israel. Read more >

Israel's incoming tourism industry continues to grow as more airlines understand the importance of creating easily accessible routes to the Holy Land. Read more >

Israel is a top tourist destination and will continue to grow and become recognized as such in the years ahead. Read more >

As the global travel industry learns that Israel is a top tourist destination, more airlines will add routes to Tel Aviv and Eilat. Read more >

For the first time, and with cooperation with the Tourism Ministry, Edelweiss, Switzerland's leading leisure travel airline and a member of the Lufthansa group, is to open a new direct route from Zurich to Eilat from October 28, 2018. Read more >

The airline announced it has launched a new mobile app and will begin using the Dreamliner for the route to Tel Aviv. Read more >

As Europe discovers Israel as among the top destinations in the Middle East, more airlines are opening routes to accommodate demand. Read more >

These destinations join the list of new routes launched by Israir in recent months, including Genoa in Italy, Baku, Azerbaijan, Sochi in Russia and Pafos. Read more >

Air India as announced it may launch a direct route between Delhi and Ben-Gurion Airport this March

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Israel is a major market for Transavia. Read more >

Israeli airline Arkia has been authorized to operate regular flights from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Bangkok, Thailand Read more >

The airline will start flying the route three times a week from March 22. Read more >

French airline ASL is launching a new direct route between Paris and Tel Aviv. Read more >

Ben Gurion Airport, which is currently categorized as a medium-sized airport will now be included among the world's largest airports. Read more >

Cathay Pacific announced on Sunday that it will expand its operations in Israel to six weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Hong Kong. Read more >

Israel's tourism industry is growing exponentially as evidenced by more airlines that are adding routes to Israel. Read more >

Budget-airline Wizz Air will increase its offering of flights from London Luton to Tel Aviv. Read more >

Chilean-based airline LATAM Airlines will commence flights between the region and Israel in 2018. Read more >

Air Transat, which operated two weekly direct flights from Montreal to Tel Aviv between June and October of this year, is adding a third flight to its 2018 summer schedule. Read more >

French airline XL Airways has introduced flights between four US States: New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco, to Tel Aviv, via Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Read more >

Around six months after launching its Hong Kong to Tel Aviv flights, Cathay Pacific has announced an increase in flight frequency Read more >

From the end of January 2018, passengers flying on Delta's New York to Tel Aviv flight will be able to purchase a Delta Comfort ticket. Passengers previously had to buy an economy ticket and separate supplement to receive added benefits of Delta Comfort. Read more >

The new connections are offered to satisfy Israel’s growing popularity among Polish tourists. Read more >

According to statistics from the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), August 2017 saw over 2.5 million people passing through Ben Gurion Airport, reflecting an 18 percent increase on August of last year. Read more >

Air Canada is launching a new direct flight twice weekly from Montreal to Tel Aviv, from June to October. Read more >

The German carrier currently operates several daily flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. Read more >

Spanish airline Air Europa is increasing its Madrid-Tel Aviv route from three to six flights a week, starting in July. Read more >

Maltese national airline Air Malta is launching direct flights to Tel Aviv, as part of its summer timetable. Read more >

Hungarian airline Wizz Air continues its expansion in Israel. Read more >

Canadian airline Air Transat will be operating direct flights from Montreal to Tel Aviv between June and October 2017, providing two afternoon departures a week from Montreal and two morning return flights from Tel Aviv. Read more >

The new route from Madrid Barajas to Eilat Ovdah will open on October 30, flying weekly through to March 26, 2019. Read more >

Italian airline Alitalia is to launch direct Athens to Tel Aviv flights, which a tentative schedule set from May and offering a daily flight year round. Read more >

British Airways flights between London and Tel Aviv have increased by five further weekly flights, bringing its total to 19 a week. Read more >

The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) has passed a bill to continue the operation of Tel Aviv’s Dov Airfield until 2019, at which time the military airport is to cease function. Read more >

Air India is the first airline to fly over Saudi Arabia to Israel, reducing flight time to just six hours. Read more >

Cyprus-based airline Charlie Airlines has commenced direct flights from Larnaca to Tel Aviv, with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Read more >

Hainan Airlines will launch a new direct route with three weekly flights between Guangzhou and Tel Aviv from August 2. Read more >

The Israel Airports Authority has reported a 665 percent increase in passenger traffic recorded at Haifa Airport, which operates international flights to and from destinations in Greece - Athens, Larnaca, Rhodes and Kos, and well as flights between Haifa and paphos (Cyorus), and domestic flights. Read more >

A joint code share agreement has been signed at the Argentine Embassy in Tel Aviv between El Al and Aerolineas Argentinas, to expand cooperation between both airlines. Read more >

El Al has signed a number of code share agreements with Aeroméxico, Australian airline Qantas and Portuguese airline TAP, in addition to expanding its agreement with Thai Airways, during the recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) conference in Mexico. Read more >

El Al has launched the first direct flight between Malaga in Spain and Tel Aviv, operating on Thursdays and Sundays until the end of October. Read more >

El Al has partnered with Leonardo by Fattal Hotels to offer spring vacation packages from New York to Israel via JFK and Newark airports. Read more >

The airline is increasing its weekly flights to 19 flights between Tel Aviv and London. Read more >

The new extension in Terminal 3, Wing E, will accommodate up to 1,800 more passengers per hour, allowing for dozens of additional incoming and outgoing flights daily. Read more >

El Al is updating its fleet of airplanes as part of an effort to replace old planes and to meet the demands of the market. Read more >

The Italian airline plans to add flights to Israel this summer. Read more >

easyJet has launched flights from Berlin's Tegel Airport to Tel Aviv. Read more >

It has been 85 years since British Airways launched its first flight from London to Israel, which was operated in 1932 by Imperial Airways. Read more >

Low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air has reported an 82 percent increase in the number of routes offered into Israel since it began operating in the country during 2012. Read more >

Hainan Airlines is to launch a direct flight from Shanghai to Tel Aviv starting September 12 and operating three days a week. Read more >

The Incoming Tour Operators Association in Israel has established a Bureau of Aviation Committee to address changes in the field and create updated business models to market Israel abroad, including aviation matters. Read more >

Chinese airline Hainan has added a fifth weekly flight to Tel Aviv, with a Saturday frequency. Read more >

Air India is launching new direct flights from New Delhi to Tel Aviv, starting from May. Read more >

Chinese airline Hainan has launched a direct flight between Guangzhou and Tel Aviv. Read more >

Talks are in progress to create a “hub” in Tel Aviv for foreign carriers to operate onward flights to Eilat. Read more >

Low cost airline easyJet has announced two new routes to Tel Aviv, from Venice and Naples. Read more >

Ryanair is launching a direct daily flight from Paphos, Cyprus to Tel Aviv, which will operate from March until October 2017, with 100,000 passengers expected to travel annually on this route. Read more >

Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Director, David O’Brien, announced the budget airline’s winter 2017 schedule last month at a press conference in Tel Aviv. Read more >

Ben Gurion Airport Terminal 1 has reopened following four months of upgrades, including advanced check-in, baggage-drop service, security checks and passport control. Read more >

Cypriot airline Tus Airways, which began operations in early 2016, has introduced direct flights between Athens, Rhodes and the Greek Island of Kos and Haifa Airport. Read more >

United Airlines is integrating its new Boeing 777-300ER model into its daily Newark flight to Tel Aviv, from May. Read more >

Wizz Air has announced four new routes from Bucharest, Katowice, Riga and Prague to Eilat's Ovda Airport as part of its winter schedule, which runs from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018. Read more >

Low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching a new route from Varna, Bulgaria to Tel Aviv from July, with three weekly flights. Read more >

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced a new route from London Luton to Tel Aviv starting in June and operating four times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Read more >

Low cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air has announced a new direct route from Timisoara, Romania to Tel Aviv, commencing October 30 with two weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays. Read more >

Low-cost Icelandic airline Wow has announced a new direct route between Reykjavik, Iceland and Tel Aviv, commencing in June with six weekly flights. Read more >

In 2017, low-cost Irish airline Ryanair, which launched in July of 1985 with daily flights from Waterford to London Gatwick, became the first European airline to have carried 1 billion customers.

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easyJet, the low-cost British airline, launched its first route to Tel Aviv from London Luton in 2009, and has since grown to become the second largest airline operating in Israel, after El Al.

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Armenia Airlines launches flights

Armenia Airlines has started operating direct flights between Yerevan in Armenia and Tel Aviv, with a twice weekly route, Thursdays and Sundays. Read more >

Ural Airlines flying to Israel

Ural Airlines inaugurated its new route between Sochi in Russia and Tel Aviv, operating twice weekly, Thursdays and Sundays, all year round. Read more >

Wizz Air Expands Routes to Israel

Low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air has announced new routes to Tel Aviv from: Lublin, Poland; Craiova, Romania; and Kosice, Slovakia. Bi-weekly flights on each route will operate from June. The airline is also increasing its frequency on its Bucharest to Tel Aviv flights, from four to seven times a week, from September 18, and Budapest to Tel Aviv from seven to ten flights a week, from October 29. Read more >

SAS returning to Israel

Scandinavian airline SAS is launching direct flights from Stockholm to Eilat for the winter period, from October to March. The new route is part of the Ministry of Tourism’s “Winter Flights Directive” framework, which offers airlines a subsidy per passenger. This is the first route offered for Israel by SAS since it ceased operations to the country in March 2016. Read more >

El Al Direct Miami Flights

El Al has announced the reintroduction of its direct Miami to Tel Aviv route, which ceased operation in 2008. The flight will be offered three times a week starting from November. This is the airline’s sixth North American destination, alongside New York, Newark, Boston, Los Angeles and Toronto, with 37 weekly frequencies between continents in summer and 26 in winter. Read more >