Israel’s El Al are planning to launch flights from Tel Aviv to Dublin from May 2020. This will mark the first time the Israeli carrier has served the Republic of Ireland.
According to those in the know, there is a strong connecting market between Dublin and Tel Aviv via Istanbul, so the new services should do quite well.
El Al Dublin Schedule
El Al will commence services on 26 May 2020, flying a thrice weekly schedule on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Services will be operated with the Boeing 737, which has 16 business class seats and 138 or 156 economy seats, depending on the model.
On Board Service
All passengers in economy class are served meals on El Al flights, even on the cheapest Lite fares. Wi-Fi is offered on board many aircraft and is free for things like e-mail and Whatsapp, while it costs US$9.99 and US$19.99 for the basic plan and business plan respectively.
Overall Thoughts
Having a direct connection to the Middle East from Dublin adds to the expansion of routes eastwards. Other places such as Hong Kong have been connected successfully recently and the rumour mill is hoping Singapore Airlines will add Singapore once the new runway is open.
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Featured image by Raimond Spekking via Wikimedia Commons.
Boeing 737-900ER cabin photo by Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90 via The Times of Israel.
