Ultra low-cost airline Ryanair, based in Ireland, is renewing talks in Israel on opening routes to several European destinations. This follows a long period in which contacts between Ryanair and Israeli aviation and tourism authorities were broken off, Hebrew daily "Yediot Ahronot" reports.
Ryanair's plan is to operate flights at a price of 140 euro for a return ticket to various destinations, but it intends to start with even lower fares. In three-four months' time, a pilot schedule is planned to test whether the airline can operate cheap flights to Europe.
"We want our flag in Israel, and we'll offer you new destinations and new opportunities," Ryanair's Deputy Director of Route Development Kate Sherry, who visited Israel last week, told "Yediot Ahronot". "Since Israel's skies were opened, we have grown by more than 15 million passengers, and unfortunately Israel is not on ouritinerary map."
Ryanair is Europe's largest airline in terms of passenger numbers. In 2014, it carried over 86 million passengers.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 19, 2015
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