Originally Posted by
entropy
I think there is some possibility that LY could capitalize on North American business traffic that has ties to Israel. For example, during off-peak periods USA-TLV and TLV-2ndary europe, LY could offer a fare that allows a 24-48 hour stopover in TLV enroute to europe.
I would certainly love to grab a day in Tel Aviv, with the added benefit that the long flight is longer allowing for more sleep than the 8 hour NY-Europe. It could add some nice marginal demand, if only a dozen people a day.
Entropy and Bernie,
I would like to respond to your TLV hub topic in one post...
I think TLV could be turned into somewhat of a hub for connecting east/west traffic. Certainly it will not become a hub like Dubai, but it can be a hub for such.
LY flies to Europe, North America, Asia, and one destination in Africa. Given the fact that Israel is global high tech powerhouse, emerging G10 economy, a hot vacation destination in itself, coupled with its geographic location between 3 continents, LY could and should have done more to turn TLV into a connecting traffic hub between east/west.
With that in mind, I would focus on scheduling flights between east/west conductive to connecting traffic. I would create a ladder of fares and promotion for such and enable seamless booking of these sorts of fares on the LY website. Expanding codeshare agreements and getting into an alliance would greatly enhance volumes of connecting passengers as well.