El Al suspends Tel Aviv – Moscow flights

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd (level:Ellal) Today, it announced the cessation of flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow until the end of March. The decision comes after discussions with various relevant authorities to fully understand the situation, following the plane crash last week that killed 38 people, when the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which was on its way from Baku to Grozhny in Chechnya, changed its course to Kazakhstan and crashed during an emergency landing. , after a Russian plane crashed. Air defenses identified it as an enemy aircraft.

Following the incident, El Al suspended flights to Moscow for a week, and this suspension has now been extended for three months. El Al said it would then reconsider the situation. Passengers who have booked tickets will be informed of alternative options.

Yesterday, El Al announced a special campaign for cheap wages for army reservists. 100,000 reservists tried to buy tickets and the 25,000 available tickets sold out within an hour. More tickets will become available today.

El Al also said it was expanding its offer of cheaper fixed fares to four destinations in Europe during January and February – the program was introduced earlier this year after pressure from the Ministry of Economy and Industry. In the expanded program, Larnaca will be replaced by Frankfurt, and a return ticket from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt will cost $349. The other three destinations are unchanged: Athens ($299 round-trip); Vienna ($349 return); and Dubai ($349 return).

Published by Globes, Israel Business News – en.globes.co.il – on December 30, 2024

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