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After a long hiatus: French aviation giant returns to Israel | Israel Hayom

1/9/2024, 2:05:49 PM

Highlights: Air France to resume direct flights from Israel to Paris on January 24. Air France is one of Europe's largest and most prestigious airlines. The airline will operate three flights a week from Tel Aviv to Paris, starting with the Airbus 1. The Airbus 1 is the first wide-body aircraft to operate on the Israel-Paris route. The route was closed for three months during the Israeli war of 1973-78. The French airline is the only one of the world's major airlines to resume flights to Israel.


Three months after it ceased operations on its routes in Israel, Air France will resume operations from Ben Gurion Airport at the end of January • At first, the airline will operate three flights a week to Paris, and later the number is expected to increase

One of Europe's largest and most prestigious airlines, Air France, announced on Tuesday that it would resume operations from Israel at the end of this month.

With the return to operations, the French airline will operate three flights a week on the Tel Aviv-Paris route starting January 24, with another interesting news being the plane itself - the Airbus 1, one of the largest and most advanced in the world.

Air France's decision to operate such a plane on the route to Israel is a statement, since it is the first airline to operate a relatively short-range wide-body aircraft on routes to Israel and during the war.

Before the war, Air France operated two daily flights to Paris. Now, this is a very significant decrease compared to the frequency of routine flights, but undoubtedly huge news for the aviation sector in Israel, as it is one of the most important and influential airlines in the world.

Air France has announced a return after Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Tarom, Aegean, Ethiopian and other airlines that have recently resumed direct flights to Israel.

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