El Al / Israir merger nearing agreement
Feb 9, 2017, 2:31 pm
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Didn't they tried TLV-JFK over a decades ago? The loads is not very good. They couldn't have profitable. Because of this, it has too much competition against LY & DL.
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So to me what would make the most sense would be for El Al to add additional routes to UP based on some of the routes that Israir flew. I guess it will also be helpful for El Al to have flights to Eilat again.
It's interesting to see that they are selling the Israir planes and leasing them back - gives them a big cash infusion, and then keeping the planes just becomes a monthly expense.
It's interesting to see that they are selling the Israir planes and leasing them back - gives them a big cash infusion, and then keeping the planes just becomes a monthly expense.