Originally Posted by
Houminer
I think that the logistics and budget of having this route are very expensive. I wish they would focus on normal connections to YUL and YYZ
Not any more or less complicated and expensive than operating New York or whatever other destination.
Prior to COVID, even when AC was running 767s on the TLV route, LY was still at a massive disadvantage because ACs were modern with a proper lay-flat J cabin, while LY was still with the old 90's 90s-era cabin.
Even when LY moved to the 787's, AC had been flying the mto TLV for almost 8 years.
Combine that with the awful timings of the YYZ route: 00:30 departure from TLV, arrival into YYZ around 6am, departing YYZ around 1:30pm, arriving into TLV around 6am, they simply couldn't capture enough of the market.
If they came back to Canada, they would need to ensure a solid code-share and interline with Porter (already in place to some extent), reciprocal frequent flier benefits, and a more suitable schedule conducive to connections.
Example, if they planned to arrive in YYZ around 3pm, and depart again around 6pm, it would offer the best possibility of capturing connections from all over Canada.
Anyways, I doubt they will return anytime soon. Sadm but true.