May 10, 2013, 5:50 am
New routes / extra frequencies to and from TLV - all airlines
Oct 4, 2018, 1:23 am
#1801
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Easyjet to offer connections to US with Virgin Atlantic
https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/i...8583661006.htm
Easyjet will offer combined tickets with Virgin Atlantic connecting at Gatwick to destinations in the US. So you will be able to buy a TLV-EWR ticket on Easyjet with a connection in Gatwick.
Easyjet will offer combined tickets with Virgin Atlantic connecting at Gatwick to destinations in the US. So you will be able to buy a TLV-EWR ticket on Easyjet with a connection in Gatwick.
Oct 4, 2018, 1:35 am
#1802
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https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/i...8583661006.htm
Easyjet will offer combined tickets with Virgin Atlantic connecting at Gatwick to destinations in the US. So you will be able to buy a TLV-EWR ticket on Easyjet with a connection in Gatwick.
Easyjet will offer combined tickets with Virgin Atlantic connecting at Gatwick to destinations in the US. So you will be able to buy a TLV-EWR ticket on Easyjet with a connection in Gatwick.
Oct 4, 2018, 3:47 am
#1803
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Oct 4, 2018, 3:54 am
#1804
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Oct 5, 2018, 7:29 am
#1805
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Norwegian Air International in winter 2018/19 season further expands planned service to Israel, as the airline schedules Helsinki – Tel Aviv route. From 03NOV18 to 30MAR19, Boeing 737-800 aircraft will operate this route once a week on Saturdays.
Oct 9, 2018, 10:20 am
#1806
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Israir and Arkia add SDV-LCA flights
Both Arkia and Israir are launching flights from Tel Aviv Sde Dov to Larnaca. Prices are probably a bit of a premium due to the "convenience" of flying from Sde Dov. Anyway having more operators on this route should only help prices go down.
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3747234,00.html
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3747234,00.html
Oct 9, 2018, 10:27 am
#1807
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Norwegian adds flights to Oslo and Helsinki
Flights to/from Helsinki/TLV once a week on Saturdays and flights to/from Oslo/Tlv once a week on Wednesdays.
Oct 10, 2018, 1:16 am
#1808
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Saturdays! They don't seem to understand this market very well. Bad for business travelers, bad for religious people. Bad all around.
Oct 10, 2018, 1:18 am
#1809
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Both Arkia and Israir are launching flights from Tel Aviv Sde Dov to Larnaca. Prices are probably a bit of a premium due to the "convenience" of flying from Sde Dov. Anyway having more operators on this route should only help prices go down.
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/ar...747234,00.html
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/ar...747234,00.html
Oct 10, 2018, 1:24 am
#1810
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I suspect the target audience is not business PAX nor religious jews, I doubt many Israeli tourists would like to go to the nordics in winter to begin with.
Oct 10, 2018, 11:20 pm
#1812
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I think Israel has one of the highest % of citizens that vacation abroad at least once a year so ignoring this group is a mistake. If they want to get the business travelers the flight should be on Sunday. While plenty of business people will leave for overseas trips on Saturday night or Sunday, almost none will leave on a Saturday - religious or not. I'm flying this Sunday to Europe for Monday meetings - my personal view is that if an airline is going to do a once a week flight it should either be on Sundays to pick up the outgoing business travelers or Thursdays/Fridays to get the incoming ones. One day can make a big difference in terms of yields.
Oct 11, 2018, 3:54 am
#1813
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The number of airlines doing the Tel-Aviv - Cyprus route is astonishing. It wasn't that long ago that the only option on the route was Cyprus Airways (after LY pulled out), and now there are 8 carriers doing it. Shame only Ryanair are doing Paphos though.
Oct 11, 2018, 4:16 am
#1814
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Someone could make a killing selling organized day-trip packages with buses taking you shopping at Jumbo, the malls, and a Spa or beach.
Oct 11, 2018, 4:46 am
#1815
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My impression is that most of those will travel during summer/jewish holidays, none which takes place between 03NOV18 to 30MAR19
If they want to get the business travelers the flight should be on Sunday. While plenty of business people will leave for overseas trips on Saturday night or Sunday, almost none will leave on a Saturday - religious or not. I'm flying this Sunday to Europe for Monday meetings - my personal view is that if an airline is going to do a once a week flight it should either be on Sundays to pick up the outgoing business travelers or Thursdays/Fridays to get the incoming ones. One day can make a big difference in terms of yields.
Somehow I don't see (m)any business PAX flying DY and connecting in Helsinki to go to anywhere else than Helsinki itself.
To me this sounds like most of the PAX will be tourists from the Nordics to Israel.