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February 2023

Most Likely: Direct Flights from Israel to Nigeria

The Nigerian airline Air Peace aim to operate direct flights between Tel Aviv and Lagos, the largest city in the country and the economic capital of Nigeria N igerian airline Air Peace is preparing to start operating direct flights between Tel Aviv and Lagos as early as this April, with 3 weekly flights on Boeing 777 aircraft.

page about the expected flights to Tel Aviv, alongside new flight routes to Mumbai and Kinshasa (Congo). What is planned are 3 weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Lagos that will be operated with 777 aircraft. The reason for choosing the large aircraft is apparently its ability to carry a larger volume of cargo and thus support Israeli exports to Nigeria. Also, in the past it was discussed that the flights would be used to fly believing Christians and Israeli workers between the countries.

It appears that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the Ministry of Transportation in Israel has received and is examining the request to operate

the direct flights of the Nigerian airline between the destinations. The African airline is already preparing for their operation and even updated on its Instagram

Delta Switches to a Daily Flight on the Atlanta Tel Aviv Route Delta Airlines announced a few months ago the renewal of the historic flight line between Atlanta and Tel Aviv with three weekly flights. Now, Delta increases the frequency of flights on the line, even before it started operating

D elta Airlines will increase the frequency of flights between Atlanta and Tel Aviv from three flights a week to a daily flight starting on April 16. “Our

renewal of the route between Atlanta and Tel Aviv, ten years after it stopped operating flights on this route. First, it announced that it would resume the route on May 8,

2023, and a short time later announced that the flights would start on March 27 in order to allow passengers to fly on this route already during the next Passover holiday.

mission is to build a flight schedule that gives a better connection to our customers,” said a company official. Delta Airlines announced a few months ago the

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