(TAN): EL AL will resume non-stop flight services from Delhi and Mumbai to Israel from late October 2023, after a three-year break, Israel’s Tourism ministry said.
The overfly agreement with Saudi Arabia and Oman for Israeli airlines was recently finalized, allowing for a shorter flight duration of 5.5 hours for Mumbai and 6.5 hours for Delhi. EL AL will operate four non-stop weekly flights from Mumbai to Israel on the Boeing 737 with Economy and Business service classes, and two non-stop weekly flights to Delhi on either the Boeing 787 or 777, both wide-bodied aircraft.
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EL AL VP of Commerce and International Affairs Shlomi Zafrani said: “We are excited to launch these new flight routes from India to Israel, which were made possible thanks to the overfly agreement with Oman. We anticipate there will be high demand for these flights due to vast business activity between the two countries, as well as constant growth in Indian tourism to Israel.”
Air India is scheduled to increase their frequencies from existing three daily flights per week to five daily flights per week from March 26. In addition, they will be starting to operate direct flights on the sectors from Mumbai and Bengaluru by June and Oct respectively with competitive prices.
