More and More airlines are opening direct flights from their hubs To Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion international airport
Exciting additional features to Israel’s airports aimed at improving the overall flying experience are taking place all over the country.
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport is set to invest in major improvements to Terminal 1 preparing it for the marked increase in international low cost airlines using the terminal. At present there are over 70 international flights weekly and this number is on the increase.
Ramon Airport, which is now in the final stages of construction about 10km north of Israel’s southern-most city of Eilat, is set to open in 2017, replacing Eilat Airport in the city center and Ovda Airport, about 40 minutes north, The airport is located in the Timna Valley, and aside from its beautiful location, looks set to be one of the most beautiful airports ever seen.
More and More airlines are opening direct flights from their hubs to Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion and other Israeli international airports.
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Singapore Airlines, one of the leading air companies in Asia, is expected to start direct flights from Singapore to Tel Aviv, Israel in summer 2017.
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Hainan Airlines has experienced a growth in routes from Tel Aviv to Beijing and is expected launch an additional flight to Shanghai and increasing flights from 3 to 4 times a week.
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Leading Indian airline, Air India, has announced the intention to launch new flights to connect Tel Aviv and Mumbai, starting in 2017. Flights from Mumbai to Tel Aviv are currently available only with El Al, so the new route will mean that price competition is likely.
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Cathay Pacific to Start Flights from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv beginning in March 2017 .The Cathay Pacific flights from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv will operate four times a week.
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The Israeli airline El Al is expected to begin direct flights from Miami and Washington DC to Tel Aviv in 2017.
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One of Europe’s fastest growing low-cost airlines, Norwegian, has added flights from Barcelona to Tel Aviv to its current routes of Copenhagen and Stockholm. Norwegian’s flights from Barcelona to Tel Aviv will operate twice times a week, every Monday and Friday, with fares starting from 87 Euro one way.
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Germania - German low-cost airline will launch direct flights from Nuremberg to Tel Aviv every Monday and Thursday, in November 2017. The flights will sit alongside Germania’s routes from Hamburg and Dusseldorf, and increase the growing number of German cities connected with Tel Aviv, including Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, and Stuttgart.
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TUS Airways, will be adding Athens – Haifa flights ready for the winter season on Sundays and Thursdays. These in addition to the Larnaca (Cyprus) – Haifa flights which were inaugurated earlier in the year.