TOURISM
El Al reports Q3 growth, Q4 apprehension
El Al CEO Dina Ben-Tal Ganancia: We quickly adapted ourselves to emergency mode and made sure to maintain a stable and active flight schedule while taking care of passengers' safety and security.
El Al operating profit jumps tenfold
Operating profit in the second quarter of 2023 was $90 million, ten times the operating profit of $9.4 million in the corresponding quarter of 2022.
Israeli tourism staging sluggish recovery
1.76 million foreign visitors entered Israel in the first five months of 2023, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports, compared with the record 2.03 million visitors in the corresponding period of 2019, before the pandemic.
El Al Q1 loss narrows, adding new routes
The Israeli airline said it plans to expand its fleet from 45 aircraft to 60 by 2028 and is in talks to add new routes to Australia, the Philippines and US cities.