Other Middle East and Africa Frequent Flyer Programs - Israir gets 2-year NY designated carrier status

From Globes http://tinyurl.com/d9ytn

"Minister of Tourism Avraham Hirchson announced this afternoon that he would grant Israir second designated carrier status on the New York-Tel Aviv route for 24 months. The decision is backed by opinions from the Ministries of Transport, Justice, and Finance. Israir’s service will be reviewed during the franchise period."

More in the actual article.

Excellent!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=503344

this is great news. El Al is PISSED :)

this is great news. El Al is PISSED :)

I'm smelling a price war...yahhhhooo!

I'm smelling a price war...yahhhhooo!

I haven't seen confirmation of this yet but per the radio this morning Israir was offering two tickets round-trip to NY for around $950 and El Al was matching this with $500/person round trip to NY.