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[jetset]

Linko ad un articolo interessante sugli accordi aeronautici tra Israele e l'Unione Europea.
Speriamo che ciò porti ad un abbattimento delle tariffe salatissime!



EU–Israel aviation agreement opens way to more and cheaper flights

Israel and the European Union have finalized negotiations on a comprehensive aviation agreement during a final round of negotiating in Tel Aviv today, 22 March 2012. It is expected that the agreement will offer more travel opportunities, more direct connections and economic benefits for both sides.

Following eight rounds of negotiations since December 2008, the two sides have agreed to develop a common aviation area between Israel and the EU based on common rules. The agreement will gradually open up and integrate the respective markets, strengthen cooperation and offer new opportunities for industry, including airlines, and consumers.

"The comprehensive aviation agreement reached in Tel Aviv today is very important for further strengthening the overall economic, trade and tourism relations between Israel and the EU," said Vice-President Siim Kallas, EU Commissioner for transport, welcoming the agreement. "Israel is a key partner for the EU and the agreement will do much to develop the aviation links between the two partners and establish a high level of regulatory convergence."

As a result of the agreement, all EU airlines will be able to operate direct flights to Israel from anywhere in the EU and Israeli carriers will be able to operate flights to airports throughout the EU. The EU–Israel air transport market will be opened gradually so that by the start of the summer season in 2017, the market will be fully open with no restrictions on the number of weekly flights between Israel and the EU.

Based on the experience of similar agreements signed with other EU neighbouring countries, the gradual opening of the market is expected to encourage a larger number of direct flights from Israel to more destinations in Europe at lower prices than today while also reducing flight prices to Israel for European travellers. Higher volumes of tourism in both directions are expected to create additional jobs and economic benefits on both sides. The gradual implementation of the agreement will give sufficient time for carriers on both sides to prepare for increased competition.

In parallel to gradually opening up the respective markets, the agreement also aims to integrate Israel into a wider Common Aviation Area with the EU. Israel will implement regulatory requirements and standards equivalent to EU aviation rules in areas such as aviation safety, environment, consumer protection, including passenger rights, air traffic management, economic regulation, competition issues and social aspects.

The agreement will be a further step in creating a wider Common Aviation Area between the EU and its neighbours. Similar comprehensive aviation agreements with neighbouring countries have already been negotiated with the Western Balkan countries, Morocco, Jordan, Georgia and Moldova and negotiations are ongoing with Ukraine and Lebanon and are planned to soon start with Azerbaijan and Tunisia.

In 2010 the overall EU–Israel air transport market was 6.75 million passengers, which represents an increase of 13.4% compared to 2009.

The EU is the most important aviation market for Israel, accounting for 57% of scheduled international air passenger movements to and from Israel. Similarly, Israel is one of the most important aviation markets for the EU in the Middle-East with a strong growth potential. (ENPI Info Centre)

(http://www.enpi-info.eu/mainmed.php?id_type=1&id=28420&lang_id=450)

 

[freez267]

As a result of the agreement, all EU airlines will be able to operate direct flights to Israel from anywhere in the EU and Israeli carriers will be able to operate flights to airports throughout the EU. The EU–Israel air transport market will be opened gradually so that by the start of the summer season in 2017, the market will be fully open with no restrictions on the number of weekly flights between Israel and the EU.

Bisogna vedere cosa voglia dire gradualmente.

Praticamente per il 2017 Israele entrerà in una sorta di Open-sky con l'Europa, anche se probabilmente qualche limitazione ancora ci sarà ma dobbiamo attendere fino a quella data prima di vedere un volo low cost Italia-Israele?

Easyjet e Ryanair si sono dette interessate più volte.

 

[Cesare.Caldi]

Ottimo praticamente un open sky prevedo l'arrivo di di FR e U2 su diverse rotte per Israele.

 

[TW 843]

Ottimo praticamente un open sky prevedo l'arrivo di di FR e U2 su diverse rotte per Israele.

Voglio vederla FR fare turnaround di 20 minuti in Israele.

 

[Cesare.Caldi]

Voglio vederla FR fare turnaround di 20 minuti in Israele.

Lo farà in tempi piu' lunghi magari 45 minuti o anche 1 ora, come già oggi avviene in aeroporti come MAD.

 

[UM78]

Ottimo praticamente un open sky prevedo l'arrivo di di FR e U2 su diverse rotte per Israele.

U2 si, FR non accadra' mai

 

[sdogato]

Mah, se ne fate un problema di sterilità non credo, perché se già trovano tutti "impacchettati" credo che non ci siano problemi.....forse

 

[explo]

Voglio vederla FR fare turnaround di 20 minuti in Israele.

Ci mandano il Mossad a bordo!!!

 

[enrico]

Tra l'altra U2 vola già daily sulla Luton - Tel Aviv.

 

[micbahar]

Bisogna vedere cosa voglia dire gradualmente.

Ogni anno, da qui al 2017, saranno aggiunti 7 voli settimanali per ogni linea di volo tra Israele e EU fine alla liberalizzazione totale del mercato e un open-sky completo.

 

[micbahar]

Tra l'altra U2 vola già daily sulla Luton - Tel Aviv.

e non solo, vola anche sulle linee Ginevra - Tel Aviv e Basilea - Tel Aviv

 

[UM78]

Ed infatti U2 e' la meno LC delle due, il che si riflette anche sul prezzo medio del biglietto per le tratte già citate. per diversi problemi politici, di sicurezza e di forma mentis, il sistema FR non potrà mai essere adottato così come noi lo conosciamo.
Dovrebbero radicalmente modificare delle componenti della loro strategia e non so se questo li possa interessare. C'è poi da tenere in considerazione che l'offerta si riduce al traffico turistico. L'israeliano, specie il residente, molto difficilmente viaggia con altre compagnie che non EL AL.

 

[micbahar]

C'è poi da tenere in considerazione che l'offerta si riduce al traffico turistico. L'israeliano, specie il residente, molto difficilmente viaggia con altre compagnie che non EL AL.

Questo proprio non e' vero. Il market share di EL AL nell'aeroporto di Tel Aviv e' solo 33,4%. L'Israeliano vola con tutti, senza preferenze speciali, e questo te lo dico come un Italo-Israeliano.

 

[UM78]

Questo proprio non e' vero. Il market share di EL AL nell'aeroporto di Tel Aviv e' solo 33,4%. L'Israeliano vola con tutti, senza preferenze speciali, e questo te lo dico come un Italo-Israeliano.

Puo' essere. Tuttavia io sono nella tua stessa situazione leggo dei macro dati diversi che parlano si di un 33.9% di market share ma con LF medio attestato intorno all'80% Con capacita' di attrazione utenza business intorno al 89% del prospect con Trend in crescita, e te lo dico da chi lavora per diversi motivi nella holding della compagnia..

Certo il costo carburante si fa sentire (e tanto) specie nell' ultimo quarto.

Qualche dato:

-- Revenues for this year totaled $2,043.2 million compared to $1,972.2 million last year, an increase of about 4%. Passenger revenues increased mainly as a result of the increased revenue per passenger-kilometer and from changes in exchange rates. Revenues from cargo operations increased by about 8%, as a result of the increased freight carried and the revenue per ton-kilometer.

-- Operating expenses in 2011 totaled $1,764.9 million, compared to $1,584.6 million last year, an increase of about 11%. The ratio of operating expenditure on turnover rose from about 80.3% in 2010, to 86.4%. Most of the increase derived from aviation fuel, costs of which grew from an average of about 41%, compared to in 2010. Fuel costs totaled $686.4 million (representing about 33.6% on turnover), compared to $584.3 million last year (29.6% on turnover). It should be noted that in 2011, as compared to in 2010, Company hedging activities reduced the effective price of aviation fuel to an 18.1% increase only.

-- Gross profits for this year totaled $278.3 million (a ratio of about 13.6% on turnover), compared to $387.7 million last year (a ratio of about 19.7% on turnover).

-- Cost of sales totaled $215.9 million in 2011, compared to $214.8 million in 2010, an increase of about 0.5%. The ratio of cost of sales on turnover in 2011 totaled about 10.6%, compared to about 10.9% in 2010.

-- Managerial and general expenses in 2011 totaled $97.4 million, compared to $96.2 million in 2010, an increase of about 1%. The ratio of these expenses on turnover dropped by about 4.8%, compared to 4.9% in 2010.

-- Losses on operations totaled $43.3 million (a ration of about 2.1% on turnover), compared to a profit on operations of $88 million last year (4.5% on turnover).

-- Net financing revenues. Total net financing income this year totaled $0.3 million, compared to net financing costs of $25.1 million last year. The reduction stems mainly from hedging of currency exchange rates, and from the differences in these exchange rates.

-- Net loss for 2011 totaled $49.4 million, compared to profits of about $57 million in 2010.

-- Cash flow from regular activities for the year ending 31st December 2011 totaled $61.9 million, compared to a cash flow from regular activities of $203.3 million in 2010.

-- As at 31st December 2011, the Company’s cash on hand, cash equivalencies and short-term deposits totaled $85.4 million. In 2011 the Company invested $107 million in fixed assets, and repaid long-term loans to the value of $87 million.

-- Shareholders’ equity at 31st December 2011 totaled $162 million, compared to $248 million as at 31st December 2010. The reduction in the Company’s shareholder equity resulted mainly from the reduction in the equity fund through hedging activity for cash flow, as a result of the drop of their mark to market due. and from the losses for 2011.

2011 Fourth Quarter Results

-- Revenues for the 4th quarter of 2011 totaled $485.4 million, an increase of about 1%, compared to in the comparable period last year. Net revenues from passengers increased by about 1.5%, while cargo revenues dropped somewhat because from June 2011, only one cargo aircraft was in operation.

-- Operating expenses totaled $402.4 million (a ratio of about 82.9% on turnover) compared to $393.8 million in the parallel quarter of 2010 (a ratio of about 81.9% on turnover) -- an increase of about 2.2%. This was largely the result of increased expenditure on aviation fuel, because of the increase in market prices compared to in the parallel period last year.

-- Gross profits totaled $83.0 million, (a ratio of about 17.1% on turnover), compared to $87.2 million in the parallel quarter last year (a ratio of 18.1% on turnover).

-- Profits on operations during the 4th quarter of 2011 totaled $8.2 million, compared to $22.1 million in the parallel quarter last year.

-- Losses for the quarter totaled $7.8 million, compared to profits of $16.3 in the parallel quarter last year.

Fonte EL AL

 

[dreamliner]

Auguro buon viaggio a tutti ma sopratutto a Cesare in Israele. Singolo viaggiatore indipendente. Vorrei vedere dopo come guida in piedi per 6 mesi.

 

[freez267]

Ogni anno, da qui al 2017, saranno aggiunti 7 voli settimanali per ogni linea di volo tra Israele e EU fine alla liberalizzazione totale del mercato e un open-sky completo.

Beh allora qualcosina tra quest'anno e il prossimo potremmo anche vedere.
Secondo me Easyjet non si lascerà scappare l'occasione e sfrutterà tutte le frequenze possibili

 

[UM78]

Beh allora qualcosina tra quest'anno e il prossimo potremmo anche vedere.
Secondo me Easyjet non si lascerà scappare l'occasione e sfrutterà tutte le frequenze possibili

Su questo non c'e dubbio.

 

[sdogato]

Mah, gli Israeliani saranno pure attaccati ad ElAl, ma non sono fessi, credo che se qlc li farà risparmiare, ci andranno, punto e basta. Stavo pensando ad Eilat, anche quella meta sarebbe interessante, sopratutto adesso che la situazione egiziana è a quel punto!

 

[micbahar]

Puo' essere. Tuttavia io sono nella tua stessa situazione leggo dei macro dati diversi che parlano si di un 33.9% di market share ma con LF medio attestato intorno all'80% Con capacita' di attrazione utenza business intorno al 89% del prospect con Trend in crescita, e te lo dico da chi lavora per diversi motivi nella holding della compagnia..

Certo il costo carburante si fa sentire (e tanto) specie nell' ultimo quarto.

Qualche dato:

-- Revenues for this year totaled $2,043.2 million compared to $1,972.2 million last year, an increase of about 4%. Passenger revenues increased mainly as a result of the increased revenue per passenger-kilometer and from changes in exchange rates. Revenues from cargo operations increased by about 8%, as a result of the increased freight carried and the revenue per ton-kilometer.

-- Operating expenses in 2011 totaled $1,764.9 million, compared to $1,584.6 million last year, an increase of about 11%. The ratio of operating expenditure on turnover rose from about 80.3% in 2010, to 86.4%. Most of the increase derived from aviation fuel, costs of which grew from an average of about 41%, compared to in 2010. Fuel costs totaled $686.4 million (representing about 33.6% on turnover), compared to $584.3 million last year (29.6% on turnover). It should be noted that in 2011, as compared to in 2010, Company hedging activities reduced the effective price of aviation fuel to an 18.1% increase only.

-- Gross profits for this year totaled $278.3 million (a ratio of about 13.6% on turnover), compared to $387.7 million last year (a ratio of about 19.7% on turnover).

-- Cost of sales totaled $215.9 million in 2011, compared to $214.8 million in 2010, an increase of about 0.5%. The ratio of cost of sales on turnover in 2011 totaled about 10.6%, compared to about 10.9% in 2010.

-- Managerial and general expenses in 2011 totaled $97.4 million, compared to $96.2 million in 2010, an increase of about 1%. The ratio of these expenses on turnover dropped by about 4.8%, compared to 4.9% in 2010.

-- Losses on operations totaled $43.3 million (a ration of about 2.1% on turnover), compared to a profit on operations of $88 million last year (4.5% on turnover).

-- Net financing revenues. Total net financing income this year totaled $0.3 million, compared to net financing costs of $25.1 million last year. The reduction stems mainly from hedging of currency exchange rates, and from the differences in these exchange rates.

-- Net loss for 2011 totaled $49.4 million, compared to profits of about $57 million in 2010.

-- Cash flow from regular activities for the year ending 31st December 2011 totaled $61.9 million, compared to a cash flow from regular activities of $203.3 million in 2010.

-- As at 31st December 2011, the Company’s cash on hand, cash equivalencies and short-term deposits totaled $85.4 million. In 2011 the Company invested $107 million in fixed assets, and repaid long-term loans to the value of $87 million.

-- Shareholders’ equity at 31st December 2011 totaled $162 million, compared to $248 million as at 31st December 2010. The reduction in the Company’s shareholder equity resulted mainly from the reduction in the equity fund through hedging activity for cash flow, as a result of the drop of their mark to market due. and from the losses for 2011.

2011 Fourth Quarter Results

-- Revenues for the 4th quarter of 2011 totaled $485.4 million, an increase of about 1%, compared to in the comparable period last year. Net revenues from passengers increased by about 1.5%, while cargo revenues dropped somewhat because from June 2011, only one cargo aircraft was in operation.

-- Operating expenses totaled $402.4 million (a ratio of about 82.9% on turnover) compared to $393.8 million in the parallel quarter of 2010 (a ratio of about 81.9% on turnover) -- an increase of about 2.2%. This was largely the result of increased expenditure on aviation fuel, because of the increase in market prices compared to in the parallel period last year.

-- Gross profits totaled $83.0 million, (a ratio of about 17.1% on turnover), compared to $87.2 million in the parallel quarter last year (a ratio of 18.1% on turnover).

-- Profits on operations during the 4th quarter of 2011 totaled $8.2 million, compared to $22.1 million in the parallel quarter last year.

-- Losses for the quarter totaled $7.8 million, compared to profits of $16.3 in the parallel quarter last year.

Fonte EL AL

Questi sono tutti i dati operativi del EL AL del 2011 (un anno che non era' molto buono per l'azienda), ma non mostrano tanto sulle preferenze di viaggio degli Israeliani.

Anzi, EL AL e' un azienda che non e' molto apprezzata dall'Israeliano comune, che ha tante critiche sulla qualita' del servizio, sui prezzi e sui suoi tentativi di bloccare la concorrenza del mercato.

In fine, gli Israeliani volano con chi li da l'offerta migliore. Il patriottismo in confronto della compagna di bandiera era un po' perso da quando era' privatizzata.

 

[BAlorMXP]

Mah, gli Israeliani saranno pure attaccati ad ElAl, ma non sono fessi, credo che se qlc li farà risparmiare, ci andranno, punto e basta. Stavo pensando ad Eilat, anche quella meta sarebbe interessante, sopratutto adesso che la situazione egiziana è a quel punto!

Considera che Eilat non è così grande da poter ospitare turismo di massa, inoltre non credo sia nell'interesse israeliano promuovere quell'area. Tutto sommato è gradevole, molto meglio d'inverno che nella torrida estate anche se gode dello stesso clima di Sharm El Sheikh ecc; il problema più grande è che si trova in un area "abbastanza rischiosa" tanto che i tour operator inseriscono tale meta come luogo di passaggio per andare a Petra.