Jet2 to fly to Israel from Manchester and Leeds Bradford?
13.08.08
Low cost flights to Israel from Manchester and Leeds Bradford Airport could be set to begin within the next 12 months by budget airline Jet2.com. The airline has been in negotiations to get permission to fly to Israel for more than a year and has recently been approved a trademark for the name Jet2Israel.com.
A 'travel industry insider' told SomethingJewish: ‘It's no secret that with Israel celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the city of Tel Aviv its 100th next year that airlines realise the value of offering more flights to Ben Gurion Airport.’
‘As well as inbound traffic to the country, there is also much interest from Israelis in having more choice to come to the UK as it is a preferred European destination. It makes good business sense for more airlines to enter the UK to Israel route.’
Over the last 12 months, the number of scheduled airlines flying to Israel has doubled with Thomsonfly and bmi joining El Al and BA in flying to the Jewish state. Thomsonfly is the only airline offering regional flights from Manchester and Luton airport while the other three airlines fly form Heathrow.
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