AVIATION
September 2023
ISRAEL ENTERED CHINA’S RECOMMENDED LIST FOR GROUP TOURISM
ISRAIR ENTERED THE LIST OF THE
THREE MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES IN ISRAEL Israir is expected to receive two Airbus A320 aircraft into its fleet that will help the company to expand
I srael Entered China’s the activities of Tourism Minister Haim Katz and Chinese Ambassador to Israel Tsai Ron. According to the Ministry of Tourism data, over 60% of Chinese traffic to Israel in 2019, Recommended List for Group Tourism following estimated at 150 thousand arrivals, was in groups. Now, with the removal of the central barrier, the ministry is preparing to expand marketing operations and improve the experience of the Chinese tourist in Israel. Minister of Tourism Haim Katz: “I welcome the decision and thank the Chinese ambassador to Israel Tsai Ron, for his cooperation and efforts to add Israel as a recommended country for group tours. The Chinese announcement will dramatically increase the volume of incoming tourism from China. The Asian market has enormous potential, we will continue to work to bring it to realization”. In recent months, Tourism Minister Haim Katz, in Minister of Tourism Haim Katz: Chinese government will increase group trips, and the number of direct flights
T he report of the in the month of July, Israir flew 135,625 passengers, which constituted 5.32% of all passengers in the National Aviation Agency. As a result of the aforementioned figure, National Aviation Agency shows that Israir was ranked third in terms of the scope of operations in Israel, compared to the fifth place it was ranked in June. Israir’s figure represents an increase of about 28.25% compared to the company’s figure from July of last year, when the company flew 105,749 passengers. Israir is expected to receive two Airbus A320 aircraft into its fleet that will help the company to expand the offer of seats on flights to various destinations. Including the two new planes expected to be received in 2024, Israir will
operate 11 planes. In doing so, Israir overtook Turkish Airlines (135,348 passengers) and Ryanair (130,024), which entered the fourth and fifth places. As in previous months, the top of the table of the most active company in the airport was occupied by El Al with 578,726 passengers and a 22.73% market share, followed by Wizz Air with 235,250 passengers and 9.24% of the activity in the airport. Turkey continues to maintain its position as the country with the most passengers – 335,781 passengers and 13.19% of all traffic, followed by Greece with a record number of 281,719 passengers and 11.06% of the activity in the field. After them came the USA with 211,160 passengers and 8.29% of the activity in the field.
cooperation with the Chinese Ambassador to Israel, Tsai Ron, has been working to deepen tourism ties between the countries, while including Israel in the list of countries approved by the Chinese government for group trips, and increasing the number of direct flights. Ambassador Ron recently informed Minister of Tourism Katz about the increase in the number of flights and that China will take part in the 2024 International Tourism Fair held in Israel (IMTM). The Ministry of Tourism expects an increase in tourism from China following the timing of the opening of the Chinese market for groups to Israel, at the same time as the opening of the direct line from Shenzhen. This line is added to 2 existing lines from other big cities in China: from Beijing, and from Shanghai, and their number will be 6 flights a week from China to Israel.
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