Israelis are flying to Thailand and Vietnam in record numbers amid a resurgence of the Israeli aviation sector. Arkia is the third-largest Israeli airline after El Al and Israir.
The move comes after El Al announced a significant expansion of its London route, with 20 weekly flights to the UK throughout the winter.
The carrier offers 15 flights a week to London Heathrow Airport – Europe’s busiest – as well as five weekly flights to London Luton Airport.
Around the same time, Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air confirmed it would be restarting its service to Tel Aviv.
"That Wizz Air has chosen to put their faith in Israel and resumes operations in contrast to other foreign carriers who have chosen for a myriad of reasons not to return should be applauded,” Mark Feldman CEO of Jerusalem's Ziontours, told JNS.
"It is another example of a foreign airline who has made a conscious business decision to fly to and from Tel Aviv.”
