New routes / extra frequencies to and from TLV - all airlines
#1546
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Zichron Yakov, Israel
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Flights to Mecca?
https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/qantas...bs-ng-p-207183
Israel is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to allow direct special Hajj pilgrimage flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca for its citizens. Saudi restrictions mean they have to endure a 1610km bus route across the Jordan river and through the Saudi desert. Just two months ago, President Trump broke a longstanding taboo by flying between the two nations.
Israel is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to allow direct special Hajj pilgrimage flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca for its citizens. Saudi restrictions mean they have to endure a 1610km bus route across the Jordan river and through the Saudi desert. Just two months ago, President Trump broke a longstanding taboo by flying between the two nations.
#1547
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TLV
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https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/qantas...bs-ng-p-207183
Israel is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to allow direct special Hajj pilgrimage flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca for its citizens. Saudi restrictions mean they have to endure a 1610km bus route across the Jordan river and through the Saudi desert. Just two months ago, President Trump broke a longstanding taboo by flying between the two nations.
Israel is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to allow direct special Hajj pilgrimage flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca for its citizens. Saudi restrictions mean they have to endure a 1610km bus route across the Jordan river and through the Saudi desert. Just two months ago, President Trump broke a longstanding taboo by flying between the two nations.
#1548
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Location: HaMerkaz/Exit 145
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Not easily because they won't be allowed into Saudi Arabia with Israeli passports. Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have a wink-wink arrangement whereby Israeli Arabs go to Jordan and "deposit" their Israeli passports and get temporary Jordanian documents which they use to go from Jordan to Saudi Arabia, and then do again on the return.
#1549
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#1550
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#1553
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Cathay increases on TLV/HKG route
http://www.finchannel.com/~finchanne...iv-and-fukuoka
Daily flights for October and November, Six-times a week starting March 25, 2018.
Daily flights for October and November, Six-times a week starting March 25, 2018.
#1556
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Montral
Programs: Air Canada, Hyatt
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I'm a hopeless romantic, there's just something so comforting about turning up to the airport in a foreign country and boarding an aircraft with a Magen David emblazoned upon it and adorned with Hebrew letters.
#1557
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The thing with LY is that their ground services & soft product in the premium cabins are actually quite pleasant and enjoyable in my opinion. Obviously, the hard product is where the discrepancy is. I'm sure that once the 787 fleet has had a chance to grow to a meaningful number and take over the bulk of long-haul flying CX won't enjoy the same "fishing with dynamite" environment they're in right now.
I'm a hopeless romantic, there's just something so comforting about turning up to the airport in a foreign country and boarding an aircraft with a Magen David emblazoned upon it and adorned with Hebrew letters.
I'm a hopeless romantic, there's just something so comforting about turning up to the airport in a foreign country and boarding an aircraft with a Magen David emblazoned upon it and adorned with Hebrew letters.
#1558
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Montral
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I don't disagree with that. The KDL is TLV is quite nice (As are the few others they have) and the soft product (They actually stock pretty decent wine onboard and the food is often pretty good particularly breakfast). Once they start YYZ with the 787 they'll be a better choice than AC for sure.
As I mentioned in a post higher up in this thread, a contract that I am working on with an Israeli client stipulates that all travel between Toronto & Tel-Aviv must be on LY because of the corporate contract they have with LY.
I love the 767 as an aviation fanboy and enthusiast, but as a passenger for flights longer than around 4-5 hours (to Europe for example), it's quite a mediocre experience. Can't wait for the 787 to be deployed to YYZ!!!
#1559
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Absolutely!
As I mentioned in a post higher up in this thread, a contract that I am working on with an Israeli client stipulates that all travel between Toronto & Tel-Aviv must be on LY because of the corporate contract they have with LY.
I love the 767 as an aviation fanboy and enthusiast, but as a passenger for flights longer than around 4-5 hours (to Europe for example), it's quite a mediocre experience. Can't wait for the 787 to be deployed to YYZ!!!
As I mentioned in a post higher up in this thread, a contract that I am working on with an Israeli client stipulates that all travel between Toronto & Tel-Aviv must be on LY because of the corporate contract they have with LY.
I love the 767 as an aviation fanboy and enthusiast, but as a passenger for flights longer than around 4-5 hours (to Europe for example), it's quite a mediocre experience. Can't wait for the 787 to be deployed to YYZ!!!
hat I like about LY 767 in Y is the roominess and comfort of the seats compared to others (787 is just not as comfy 9-abreast). They're actually quite comfortable. Also, lack of equipment box means your feet have somewhere to go. I dislike the fact that the seat in front of you can recline into your knees, the tiny overhead bins, and lack of outlets. I don't care about the lack of IFE as I bring my own.
In C, I hate it and would love the 787 in comparison.
#1560
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Zichron Yakov, Israel
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Wizz air rescue fare for stranded Monarch travelers
https://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/ne...viv-passengers
MONARCH PASSENGERS WITH VALID BOOKING FOR CANCELLED TEL AVIV ROUTE CAN BOOK FOR GBP119*
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe launched today rescue fares of GBP 119* for passengers affected by todays announcement of all Monarch Airlines flight cancellations.
Passengers in possession of a cancelled Monarch flight reservation between London Luton and Tel Aviv can book via https://wizzair.com/#/rescue/ or via the Wizz Air call centre to fly on Wizz Airs flights and must bring their original reservation when they travel. Wizz Air launched these unique rescue fares of GBP 119* to minimize disruption to Monarch passengers affected by todays flight cancellations. The rescue fare is subject to seat availability and passengers are advised to book quickly.
MONARCH PASSENGERS WITH VALID BOOKING FOR CANCELLED TEL AVIV ROUTE CAN BOOK FOR GBP119*
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe launched today rescue fares of GBP 119* for passengers affected by todays announcement of all Monarch Airlines flight cancellations.
Passengers in possession of a cancelled Monarch flight reservation between London Luton and Tel Aviv can book via https://wizzair.com/#/rescue/ or via the Wizz Air call centre to fly on Wizz Airs flights and must bring their original reservation when they travel. Wizz Air launched these unique rescue fares of GBP 119* to minimize disruption to Monarch passengers affected by todays flight cancellations. The rescue fare is subject to seat availability and passengers are advised to book quickly.