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Old Nov 23, 2020 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by rafi2k6
This means we now have:
  • Fly Dubai: / 737-800
  • Israir / A320
  • Arkia / E190
  • EL AL / 737-900 & 787
  • Etihad / A321 (AUH)
This is wonderful
Will there actually be enough demand to justify that level of service? Five airlines serving the route is more than serve TLV-NYC! I have a feeling we'll see something of a shakeout next year, with El Al the most likely victim. The UAE carriers can capture a decent amount of connection traffic, Israir/Arkia presumably can offer lower costs and vacation packages, but El Al has a higher cost structure and no real connection network. I guess much will depend on whether El Al can get a decent codeshare deal to piggyback on the Emiratis' networks.
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