Virgin Atlantic announces the return of flights from UK to Israel
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVirgin Atlantic will resume flights between London Heathrow and Israel, the airline has announced. A daily flight will operate in each direction between Heathrow and Tel Aviv from September 5.
Many carriers suspended flights to Israel in October last year following the start of the country’s conflict with Hamas. Wizz Air resumed operations to the country in March, with British Airways taking the same action in April.
However, easyJet has extended its suspension of Israel flights until at least late October. READ MORE Award-winning bakery shuts down following 'voluntary liquidation' as signs appear on door Virgin Atlantic also announced a new codeshare partnership with Israel’s El Al, aimed at making it easier for the airlines’ customers to travel with both carriers.
Juha Jarvinen, Virgin Atlantic’s chief commercial officer, said: “Our return to Tel Aviv on September 5 will be welcome news for customers who have enjoyed our service since 2019, and this time round it’ll be strengthened by our new codeshare partnership with El Al.”
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