Israir Airlines, the biggest tour operator and second biggest airline in Israel, today resumed direct flights to Türkiye.
The carrier’s first flight since 2007 from Tel Aviv to Istanbul carried 146 passengers.
“Brotherhood and solidarity, peace in the future” was written on the plane, which had Turkish and Israeli flags and motifs from Türkiye.
The airline halted flights to Turkiye in 2007 citing operational costs.
The number of airlines flying to Istanbul Airport increased to 96 with the resumption of operations.
Israir Airlines operates scheduled and charter flights to various destinations in Europe. Israir flies over one Million passengers per annum on international & domestic flights to Eilat.
Source: AA
