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The Turkish Airline, Corendon plans to increase its service to Ben Gurion Airport.  The airline will operate a weekly flight to Cologne, to Nuremberg, as well as flights to the island of Corfu, Perugia Italy, and Sofia Bulgaria. Corendon operates two hubs...

According the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of visitors to Israel this past year came to 4.9 million; representing a 12% increase. 4.6 million were regular tourists (a rise of 10.5%) and 353,000 were day visitors (passing through on ships, or...

El Al reported quarterly results for the third quarter this past week, as a result of which, the airline's stock dropped. The stock market viewed the decline in profits for Q3 (typically El Al's most profitable quarter) and sold off the airline's...

El Al announces plans to expand its partnership with Viasat in order to provide high speed internet to all of its planes. Currently, El Al’s new 787 Dreamliners are equipped with the Viasat system. El Al will now install the system in...

Rendering of hotel Hilton International announced it has signed a contract to operate the new Hotel Swell being built on the Ashdod beach. The Swell will have 84 rooms with a pool on the roof. It will be located to the north of...

EL Al managed to turn a minimal profit during the second quarter of 2019, reporting profits/of $84,000, after losing $18 million in Q1 of 2018. While El Al dropped to carrying 25.7% of the passengers in and out of Ben Gurion Airport,...

El Al announced it will begin non-stop flights to Dublin and Dusseldorf. Flights to Dublin will begin on May 26th 2020 and flights to Dusseldorf are scheduled to start on June 1, 2020.  The airline will fly to each destination three times...

Zim reported the following second quarter results — Financial and Operating Highlights for the Three Months, Ending June 30, 2019: Total revenues were $834.3 million compared to $803.2 million in Q2 2018, a 3.9% increase. ZIM...

Arkia has added a number of international destination to its winter flight schedule. The company will fly twice weekly to Rome, Prague, Athens, as well as, to Goa and Chochin in India. With the closing of Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov Airfield, Arkia...

American Airlines plans to return to Israel. After its merger with US Air, American flew to Israel for a brief period, after acquiring US Air’s Philadelphia-Tel Aviv route; a route which American terminated soon after the merger. American announced its new destinations...