Flight Updates
Israel’s second-largest carrier will operate at least four daily flights connecting the Red Sea resort with central Israel at a reduced fare of about $33 for a one-way ticket for city residents.
Arkia will operate twice-weekly flights to Marrakech starting on Aug. 24 after a three-year suspension of service on the route.
U.S. airlines are scheduled to return to Tel Aviv in September.
The request comes less than two months after Israel froze negotiations with the airline due to its delay in resuming service to Tel Aviv following the war with Iran.
The facility, mainly used by budget airlines, had been shut for four months due to reduced traffic during the war with Iran.
The remaining 80% will remain at Ben Gurion Airport to maintain rapid deployment capabilities.
The warning comes ahead of a June 16 deadline set by the Israel Airports Authority.
Ben-Gurion Airport is operating normally.
The move by Israel’s third-largest carrier comes as Israelis are increasingly traveling to the Far East amid a burst of antisemitism in much of the West.
The British flag carrier said it will resume service to Tel Aviv on October 24, nixing summer travel.
The scheduled resumption of service comes at an opportune moment for Israel’s flagship carrier, with United’s service on the route indefinitely suspended.
The Budapest-based airline, which was planning to open a hub in Israel, is the first European budget carrier to restore service after the outbreak of war with Iran.