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TechAir is an airline based in Israel that will offer flights between Israel and New York, in the United States [1] It was announced by the High-Tech protest organization in 2024, as a solution to the lack of international flights to and from Israel following the October 7th attacks, and subsequent conflicts between Israel and Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. [1]
In March 2020 the airline saw reduced demand and cancelled flights to Europe. El Al proposed in early March 2020 to lay off 1 in 6 of its 6,200 employees. Israel has discontinued the entry from some nations of all non-Israelis and mandated that Israelis who return from said nations put themselves into a self-imposed two week quarantine. [7]
That year, more than 50 percent of the passengers flying into Israel arrived on El Al flights. [18] On 15 June 1961, the airline set a world record for the longest non-stop commercial flight: an El Al Boeing 707 flew from New York to Tel Aviv, covering 5,760 miles (9,270 km) in 9 hours and 33 minutes. [24]
Its rival Delta Air Lines has halted its flights between New York and Tel Aviv through Aug. 31. (Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; editing by Jonathan Oatis) Show comments
Airlines cancel flights to Israel, Jordan and Lebanon as Middle East tension mounts. Simon Calder. August 5, 2024 at 12:14 PM.
In the summer of 1978, Issta leased an aircraft from El Al for a season and operated student charter flights from Tel Aviv to European destinations. In the summer of 1979 Issta leased a 260-seat aircraft from Capitol Airlines and operated its first trans-Atlantic flight to New York.
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Israir Airlines Ltd., more commonly referred to as Israir, is an Israeli low-cost airline headquartered in Tel Aviv. [1] It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from Ben Gurion International Airport, Ramon Airport, and Haifa Airport as well as scheduled and charter international services from Ben Gurion International Airport to Europe and Asia. [2]