ElAl hopes to gain 50% of the TLV-US flight market
It was announced today , that ElAl will lease a Boeing MD-11, a Boeing 747-300, will reuse a freight 747-200, and will increase the use of the 747-400 by 50% in order to increase the capacity of the TLV-US(JFK,EWR,ORD,LAX) flights and get a hoped 50% of the market. This is due to the increasing competition in the market (TWA,Continental with 2 daily flight from june 20,Air Canada and many european carriers that offer short time connections), and the new airlines that will enter the market in the fall(Lambda, AA and a possible return of Tower).