AVIATION
May 2025
HAINAN AIRLINES RESUMES TEL AVIV-BEIJING ROUTE
EL AL TO RESUME DIRECT TEL AVIV TO MOSCOW FLIGHTS IN MAY 2025
Carrier announces will operate 2 weekly flights on route to Chinese capital C hina’s Hainan Airlines will resume direct flights between Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport and Beijing, operating twice weekly starting April 10. The airline, which already operates a direct route to Shenzhen, is among several international carriers returning to Israel after suspending operations due to the war with Hamas. Round-trip fares between April 10-17, including carry-on luggage, start at 1,059 USD, with similar pricing available for May 13-19. Roy Kriezman, Consul, Tourism Affairs Shanghai Israel Ministry of Tourism: “Excited to celebrate the relaunch of direct flights from Beijing to Tel Aviv together with our strategic partner, Hainan Airlines. It was an incredible event marked by the presence of our esteemed media and trade partners, whose support continues to drive strong connections between Israel and China. This milestone not only strengthens tourism and business ties but also highlights the growing collaboration between our countries”. Other major airlines have also announced their return to Israel. Air Canada will resume flights to Tel Aviv on June 8, marking its first operation since suspending service after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. United Airlines will restart flights to the U.S. in March, followed by Delta Air Lines in April.
El Al will operate seven flights per week on the 2,595km route from its base at Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Airport (TEL) and Moscow I srael’s El Al Airlines has announced that it intends to resume flights reflects part of El Al’s ongoing efforts to expand its destination network and
between Tel Aviv and Moscow on May 1, 2025. The decision comes after the Israeli national airline determined that Russia’s airspace was safe enough to resume operations following a review. El Al will operate seven flights per week on the 2,595km route from its base at Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Airport (TEL) and Moscow from the start of May 2025. The airline had continued serving the Russian capital up until the end of 2024 but halted flights after concerns were raised following the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in December 2024, allegedly caused by Russian anti-aircraft fire. 38 lives were lost in the accident as the stricken aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Kazakhstan. According to an airline statement, El Al had taken the decision to resume flights to Moscow following a situation assessment and ongoing discussions with authorities in Russia to ensure flight safety: “The resumption of flights to Moscow
provide passengers with access to important flight routes”, it said. The flights will operate daily to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport (DME). While Russia’s state airline Aeroflot halted international flights to the majority of its international destinations in 2022 including Tel Aviv, private Russian carrier Red Wings Airlines has continued to operate regular services between Moscow and Tel Aviv route, using its fleet of Tupolev Tu-204 twinjets. On the same day that it was revealed that El Al would recommence flights to Moscow, the Israel Airport Authority announced in a separate statement that on May 1, 2025, El Al will also be resuming domestic flights between Tel Aviv and the southernmost Red Sea resort city of Eilat, after a 12- year hiatus. The very short 169-mile (270km) route was last served by the carrier in 2013 but was halted due to security concerns at Eilat Airport.
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