AVIATION
January 2025
NEW ISRAELI AIRLINE HOPES TO LAUNCH TEL AVIV - NEW YORK ROUTE ON JANUARY 21
Roundtrip tickets from Tel Aviv to New York are priced at 1,550 USD in economy class, including luggage, seating, and meals, and one-way tickets cost 900 USD
TechAir starts presale of Tel Aviv-New York flight bookings at a roundtrip economy fare
T echAir, a new Israeli seasonal airline initiated by a forum of leading tech executives and investors, is hoping to take off on an inaugural flight to New York on January 21, 2025, as US carriers have ceased flying to and from the country due to the ongoing war with the Hamas terror group. The Hi-Tech Center, a forum of entrepreneurs, startup founders, investors, and venture capital fund managers who rely on face-to-face meetings with
Arkia Also Joins with an Initiative
investors and customers located outside the country, is not waiting for the government to take action. Citing the shortage of flights to the US, limited availability, and high airfares, TechAir plans to run three weekly direct flights with leased planes and crews to bolster the route between Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport starting next month until at least the end of March. After sealing an agreement to lease an Airbus A330-900
passenger aircraft, which will be operated by an unnamed Israeli company, TechAir kicked off an online 72-hour presale booking period to secure sufficient commitment to launch the route. Roundtrip tickets from Tel Aviv to New York are priced at 1,550 USD in economy class, including luggage, seating, and meals, and one- way tickets cost 900 USD. After the presale period, ticket fares are set to increase by 15 to 20 percent.
Arkia announced this week that it will launch a direct flight between Tel Aviv and New York in cooperation with AirTech. The company states that the first flight will depart from Tel Aviv to New York (JFK Airport) on February 8 (Saturday) at 11:00 p.m. Flight prices will start at 1,199 USD for a round-trip ticket, including luggage, two full meals and drinks. The flights will be operated on an Airbus 330-900 NEO aircraft from the Spanish-Portuguese company Iberojet.
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