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C'è chi con le nuvolette ha fatto di peggio; era una compagnia italiana con MD80: i suoi aerei sembravano vacche pezzate.
Non mi ricordo neanche il nome.
 
Intanto easyJet aprirà TLV anche da LGW:

easyJet announces new route between London Gatwick and Tel Aviv

easyJet has today announced that it plans a third route between the UK and Tel Aviv. The airline, which already flies to the city from Manchester Airport and London Luton Airport, will start services from London Gatwick Airport from 1 April 2014. The thrice weekly flights, which will go on sale on 10 December, will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with fares starting from £90.49*

Hugh Aitken, UK Commercial Manager for easyJet, commented:

"easyJet is delighted to be able to offer new services to Tel Aviv from a third airport in the UK. We expect to carry around 50,000 passengers each year on the new Gatwick service. Combined with our flights from London Luton and Manchester this means we will operate 16 weekly flights to Tel Aviv from the UK.

“Our research, in conjunction with the Jewish News, has helped us better understand why passengers choose Tel Aviv and informed us about what they enjoyed about their trip. The most striking finding was the destination’s growing popularity with young travellers who viewed it as a relaxing, beach destination to visit.

“One of the reasons for launching new flights from London Gatwick is because Tel Aviv’s appeal as a popular leisure destination has been growing. Almost 100,000 passengers travelled from both London Luton and Manchester with easyJet in the past year."

easyJet started flying to Tel Aviv in November 2009 from London Luton Airport. Across Europe the airline currently serves Tel Aviv from London Luton and Manchester as well as Basel, Geneva and Rome.

The airline has recently announced a Berlin – Tel Aviv route which is the first since the signing of the Open skies agreement between the EU and Israel. In the past twelve months easyJet has flown more than 330,000 passengers into and out of Tel Aviv, 190,000 of those flew to and from the UK and next year this is set to increase further.

easyJet has also increased its flights between Manchester and Tel Aviv from two to three per week between 17 Feb 2014 and 28 April 2014.
easyJet undertook a survey to better understand visitors' impressions of Israel.

The survey revealed:

  • A third of people sampled said it was their first time visiting Israel (33%)
  • 41% of first time visitors were aged 35 or under
  • 75% of visitors were travelling purely for leisure, the remainder were on business or a mixture of both

The most popular activities for travellers were:

  • Visiting tourist destinations and historic sites (69%)
  • Spending time with friends and family (58%)
  • Relaxing, visiting beaches (53%) – The most popular option for those aged 35 or under (70%)

Other key findings revealed:

  • The majority of people visited Israel for a short break of 5.5 days (39%)
  • 57% of people said they had a better impression of Israel following the visit
  • 78% of participants said they would revisit Israel.
  • 40% said they had already recommended visiting Israel to a friend with a further 42% saying they would recommend Israel to a friend

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Nasce UP la nuova low cost di El Al

El Al ha messo in vendita i primi voli della sua nuova compagnia low cost UP che inizierà a volare da fine marzo 2014, sono 5 le prime rotte europee che saranno trasferite della mainline alla low cost e avranno tutte un incremento anche notevole di frequenze. Ci saranno diversi tipi di tariffe la base con tutte le opzioni a pagamento (bagaglio, pasto, scelta del posto) e altre tariffe piu' complete che includono i vari supplementi. Al momento nelle prime rotte iniziali non è compresa l'Italia. Una cosa è in comune con El Al, anche loro non volano al sabato.

El Al Israel Airlines Launches Low-cost Unit UP in S14

UP Israel, the low-cost unit of El Al Israel Airlines, has opened reservations for planned service launch on 30MAR14. El Al will transfer 5 routes to Up Israel, with modified schedule and increased frequencies.

Frequency comparison listed below is based on El Al’s operational frequency in Jan 2014 and planned UP Israel Frequency in Summer 2014.

Tel Aviv – Berlin Schoenefeld Increase from 5 to 11 weekly
LY2371 TLV0620 – 0950SXF 738 x6
LY2373 TLV1720 – 2050SXF 738 x56

LY2372 SXF1055 – 1600TLV 738 x6
LY2374 SXF2155 – 0305+1TLV 738 x56

Tel Aviv – Budapest Increase from 5 to 11 weekly
LY2365 TLV0705 – 0935BUD 738 x6
LY2367 TLV2030 – 2255BUD 738 x56

LY2366 BUD1025 – 1435TLV 738 x6
LY2368 BUD2350 – 0400+1TLV 738 x56

Tel Aviv – Kiev Borispol Increase from 5 to 11 weekly
LY2651 TLV0645 – 1005KBP 738 x6
LY2653 TLV1835 – 2155KBP 738 x56

LY2652 KBP1100 – 1405TLV 738 x6
LY2654 KBP2255 – 0200+1TLV 738 x56

Tel Aviv – Larnaca Increase from 2 to 6 weekly
LY2431 TLV1600 – 1710LCA 738 x56
LY2433 TLV2100 – 2210LCA 738 6

LY2432 LCA1805 – 1900TLV 738 x56
LY2434 LCA2300 – 2355TLV 738 6

Tel Aviv – Prague Increase from 4 weekly to 11 weekly
LY2521 TLV0730 – 1045PRG 738 x6
LY2523 TLV1755 – 2110PRG 738 x56

LY2522 PRG1150 – 1640TLV 738 x6
LY2524 PRG2215 – 0305+1TLV 738 x56

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Intanto, Israele e Russia hanno siglato un accordo di (semi)open-skies. Con l'eccezione della tratta Mosca-Tel Aviv non ci saranno piu' restrizioni sul numero di operatori, freqeuenze e capacita'. Sulla MOW-TLV si potranno aggiungere 15xw da entrambe le parti con un secondo operatore.

Russia and Israel to liberalize bilateral

The aviation authorities of Russia and Israel have agreed to remove restrictions on routes between the two countries with the exception of Moscow-Tel Aviv.
On all other routes between Russia and Tel Aviv there will be no restrictions on the number of carriers, flights or aircraft capacity. On the Moscow-Tel Aviv route, authorities agreed to add 15 weekly frequencies for each side and to permit second-designation carriers. Israel’s El Al and Russia’s Transaero now have the right to operate 21 weekly flights each. Aeroflot also gains the right to fly charters on a regular base.
The new rules will come into effect after Russian authorities complete aviation security agreements that were signed over the last two years. Israel requires its representatives to perform airport handling services for those flights from Russia to Israel. Earlier both countries signed the documents that regulate that process but Russian authorities still have not launched the new rules
After visa requirements between Russia and Israel were abolished in 2008 the number of Russian tourists visiting Israel has grown from 365,000 in 2008 to 603,000 in 2013.
Russia has been liberalizing aviation rights with a number of countries, including Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

http://atwonline.com/open-skies/russia-and-israel-liberalize-bilateral