El Al is expanding its route network to the USA and adding 6 direct flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the Tishrei holidays, and from the spring of 2024 will operate regular flights to this destination throughout the year – in addition to Tokyo and Dublin
El Al announces the opening of a new seasonal flight line to Fort Lauderdale, a particularly popular vacation destination in the state of Florida, starting September 13, 2023. Direct flights to this destination will be operated on selected dates in the months of September-October 2023, in response to the high demand for flights during the holiday season in Israel. Schedules for all flights in September and October are available at www.elal.com. Starting in April 2024, a regular flight line to this destination is expected to operate.
Along with the new service to Fort Lauderdale, El Al will increase the number of direct flights to Miami from five to six flights a week. Starting the evening of Shavuot, El Al will add another direct flight from Tel Aviv to Miami every morning on Friday, and from Miami to Tel Aviv starting tonight. All flights to and from Florida, including the new service to Fort Lauderdale, will be carried out on the plane B787 Dreamliner El Al’s award-winning
Shlomi Zafarani, VP of Commerce and Aviation Relations at El Al welcomed the move and said: “We are proud and excited to open new routes to the USA, and to expand the number of flights and our destinations for our customers. With the launch of the line to Fort Lauderdale, and with the expansion of the frequency of flights to Miami, El Al will operate over 40 weekly flights to the USA. We are proud to continue our mission of being a bridge between Israel and the world. El Al’s network of direct routes to a variety of destinations in the USA provides the best service most, in our state-of-the-art Dreamliner planes and provides the best flight experience between Israel and the USA.”
As a reminder, El Al won two years in a row the award for five-star in-flight service, in the official APEX airline ranking. In the APEX survey, passengers rated one million flights operated by 600 different carriers in five elements of flight service: seat comfort, cabin service, food and beverage, entertainment and Wi-Fi. El Al received a five-star rating in 2022 and again in 2023.
El Al’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft feature the latest amenities, including reclining business class seats, gourmet meals, a wide selection of wines and beverages, and free in-flight Wi-Fi. El Al’s premium class offers the same services as business class, along with spacious and comfortable seats.
Earlier, as part of the International Tourism Conference held in Tel Aviv (IMTM), El Al’s new routes to Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, were inaugurated.
The launch of the new lines took place in the presence of the Minister of Tourism, Haim Katz, the Ambassador of Japan to Israel, Mizushima KouichiIreland’s ambassador to Israel, Kyle O’Sullivan and CEO of El Al, Dina ben Tal Gnansia.
Haim KatzMinister of Tourism, said: “We welcome the opening of El Al’s direct flight line from Israel to Tokyo, which makes it possible to expand Japanese tourism in Israel and vice versa. This is an important move that will allow for the strengthening of ties and the expansion of activity between the countries and will strengthen Israeli and Japanese tourism together.
In addition, today we were privileged to open another El Al line to Dublin, the capital of Ireland. This is real news, which will increase business and tourism cooperation between the countries, and I welcome that.”
Ambassador of Japan in Israel, Mizushima Kouichi He said: “In an important year in which Israel celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations with Japan, I am excited to see his dream resurrected, and the opening of the direct line from Israel to Japan. This is a very welcome and important move by the two governments, which will greatly contribute to the joint tourism industry. Japan is rich in culture and nature Extraordinary, and I am sure that all the Israelis who will fly will enjoy the Japanese culture very much.”
From the words of the Irish ambassador in Israel, Kyle O’Sullivan: We are excited about the launch of the line between Dublin and Tel Aviv. Many Israelis work in Ireland and vice versa. Also, we are happy to see that tourism has returned to both Ireland and Israel and we will be happy to host the Israelis in our country. We thank God for allowing this to happen.’
CEO of El Al, Dina ben Tal Gnansia, greeted this morning with excitement: “This is an exciting event, which includes the inauguration of two significant lines that herald fruitful cooperation between the countries. The flights to Japan enable the expansion of Israeli tourism in Japan and vice versa, and the demand is constantly increasing. I will personally visit Japan and explore this rich and diverse culture. ” According to her: “Today we are also launching the opening of the line to Dublin which will express the cooperation with Ireland and the exposure of Israelis to Irish culture and vice versa. As part of our mission to connect Israel to the world and the world to Israel, El Al will continue to offer new air routes, new planes and of course the best service in the world .”