Originally Posted by ynet

..EasyJet, Europe's largest low-cost airline, operates flights to Israel from three different European destinations – London, Geneva and Basel. However, it has not managed to offer cheap tickets at the target price.

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov told reporters during a press conference to conclude 2010, "easyJet is not a low-cost company. Instead of pulling the prices of all the other airlines down, it pushed them up.

"We need a real low-cost company with truly cheap prices...

Misezhnikov added that he is acting to expand the marketing of Israel to destinations such as India and South Korea, where large populations of Evangelical Christians live.