El Al will resume flights to Boston, London Luton, Tivat (Montenegro), Krakow (Poland), Marseille (France), Sofia (Bulgaria), Paphos (Cyprus), Rhodes, and Thessaloniki (both in Greece).
El Al will resume flights to nine additional destinations from next week, the airline announced on its official social media on Sunday.
The new destinations are Boston, London Luton, Tivat (Montenegro), Krakow (Poland), Marseille (France), Sofia (Bulgaria), Paphos (Cyprus), Rhodes, and Thessaloniki (both in Greece).
This will bring the total number of destinations El Al flies to approximately 40, the airline stated.
For other destinations, where flight operations have not yet been resumed, customers will be proactively contacted in order to check whether they still intend to fly, the airline stated.
Foreign airlines, including TUS, Etihad, to resume flights this week, IAI announces
Meanwhile, several foreign airlines will resume flight operations to and from Ben-Gurion Airport this week, the Israel Airports Authority announced on Sunday.
Bulgarian charter airline ALK Airlines, also known by the flight code VBB, resumed flight operations on Sunday with a daily flight on behalf of Greek-registered, Israeli-owned airline Bluebird Airways.
TUS Airways, headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus, will resume flights on Tuesday, IAI said.
Abu Dhabi’s national flag carrier Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airlines will resume operations on Wednesday.
China’s Hainan Airlines will resume flights on Thursday, while Moscow-based Red Wings Airlines, Georgian Airways, and Moldova’s FlyOne will resume flights on Friday.
Arrangements are taking place for additional airlines, including the low-cost FlyDubai, to resume flights this week.
“We are working very hard to expand air activity and return the aviation industry to full operations,” Transportation Minister Miri Regev said.
“The return of foreign airlines will allow the Israeli public to fly to a wider variety of destinations, and we will continue to work to increase the supply of flights and the variety of destinations,” she added.
“The return of foreign airlines reflects confidence in the Israeli aviation system and its ability to cope even in complex times,” IAI Chairman Yiftach Ron Tal said.
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