AVIATION
May 2025
marking the airline’s first time flying to the United States. The Israeli carrier originally planned to operate the route for a period of three months starting February 8. Berlowitz said that since the route was launched it has been operating with almost 90 percent capacity. The debut of Arkia’s long- haul flight comes as flagship carrier El Al has maintained a monopoly status on the New York route since US carriers have been staying away for most of the past year due to security concerns amid the ongoing war with the Hamas terror group. The lack of competition has led to a severe shortage of seat availability while driving up ticket prices. Arkia will continue to operate three weekly flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport that take off on Saturday nights just before midnight, and during
ARKIA Extends Tel Aviv-New York Route Until at Least October, Adds New Destinations
the week on Mondays and Wednesdays but leave at noon. Arkia announced that the carrier has 12 planes and plans to launch new routes and fly to 30 destinations, mainly in Europe from March. To mark the launch of the new routes and entice Israelis to book their holidays for the spring and summer seasons, the Israeli airline is rolling out a discount of 20% on all its destinations, apart from the New York route, from Sunday until March 15. Starting in June and July, Arkia will be flying to three new cities — Calamata, Skiathos, and Volos – which add up to 11 destinations in Greece that the carrier will be operating in the coming months. Other new destinations include Zadar in Croatia, Lake Balaton in Hungary, Tirana in Albania and Madrid in Spain.
Expecting rise in demand: Israeli airline plans to fly to 30 destinations, including 11 in Greece I sraeli airline Arkia is added: “After a challenging year and a half of war, there is a need to catch some fresh air”.
extending the operation of its new route to New York until at least October and will add new European destinations as it is betting that Israelis will eagerly return to book their holidays abroad during the spring and summer peak seasons. “We see that the Israeli tourist is gradually returning to planning long-term vacations, alongside last-minute spontaneous vacations”, said Arkia CEO, Oz Berlowitz, and
“At the same time, we are living in a reality where war can return but we have shown that Israeli carriers will always continue to operate when foreign airlines are halting their operation”, Berlowitz added. The announcement comes after Arkia launched direct roundtrip flights from Tel Aviv to New York in early February,
Wizz Air Renews Direct Route Tel-Aviv - Naples Low-cost giant is launching a direct flight from Israel to Naples T he inaugural flight of the new route will take off on October 28, 2025, with the including additional routes to Rome and Milan, Italy.
Italian region of Campania. In addition to the new route to Israel, the company is also expected to launch new routes from the Campania region to Brasov (Romania), Chisinau and Sharm El
Sheikh. In total, the company will operate 13 routes to 8 different countries from the Campania region, with 11 of them from Naples and 2 from Salerno.
The launch of the new route from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples is part of a broader move by the company to deepen its operations in the
route subsequently operating as three weekly flights. The new route will join 17 routes currently operating in Israel,
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