Air India to Launch New Delhi to Tel Aviv Direct Flight Operations
by Shrutee K/DNS
National,
9th March, 2018: Air India will begin nonstop flight operations
from New Delhi to Tel Aviv in Israel starting March 22nd onwards in
an official statement released by the airline. The carrier has confirmed flying
thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday on Air India’s Boeing 787
Dreamliner that has 18 business class and 238 economy seats. This announcement
has come at a time when Israel Ministry of Tourism has recorded a whopping growth
of 50% in January and
25% in February, 2018 of Indian arrivals to Israel vis-à-vis
the same period in 2017.
Hassan Madah, Director, Israel Ministry of
Tourism India & Philippines says, “In light of the
significant increase in incoming tourism from India over the past few years,
the Ministry of Tourism has been in talks with Air India and other airlines to
increase their flights and seat
capacity into Israel. Air India’s direct flight connectivity from New Delhi to
Tel Aviv is great news especially with its shorter flight duration and the
airline’s strong domestic network within the country. With direct flights now
from both Mumbai and New Delhi by El Al and Air India respectively; this will
help meet the growing demand and enable us to achieve our target of 1 lakh
Indian arrivals in 2018.”
The aircraft will
depart from New Delhi at 4.50 pm and arrive in Tel Aviv at 8.25 pm. On its
return leg, the plane will depart from Tel Aviv at 10.15 pm and land in Delhi the
next day at 9 am. With one
way duration of 7 hours and 10 minutes, Air
India will be the fastest nonstop flight between India and Israel taking
a straight route between the two countries.
In addition to Air India, Israel’s
national carrier El Al currently has four weekly nonstop flights from Mumbai to
Tel Aviv and will soon increase its frequency furthermore. Arkia has also expressed
interest to begin operations soon and introduce direct flights between Israel
and India.The Ministry of
Tourism along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to facilitate
similar introductions including relaxing visa requirements and express visa
services through VFS to encourage Indian travelers to visit Israel.
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