August 22, 2024News

Israeli Flag Carrier Inks A New Aircraft Deal With Boeing

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced that it has struck a fresh deal with long-time customer EL AL Israel Airlines. The new agreement is for up to 31 Boeing 737 Max jets, which will help the Israeli flag carrier to modernise and grow its narrowbody fleet. In addition, the new single-aisle jets promise a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent and produce 50 per cent less noise in the process than the previous-gen jets.

The latest deal follows the airline’s purchase earlier this year for three additional Boeing 787-9 aeroplanes with options for six more. Boeing claims the carrier will have a new 787-9 this year. Also, EL AL plans to induct two more new 787-9s on lease in the coming years.

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September 19, 2024

Air Serbia Reconnects Belgrade With Nice After Five Years

After a five-year gap, a much sought-after route for Air Serbia made a comeback today. Flight JU250 took off from the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and landed in France’s second-largest airport, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. Serbia’s flag carrier will operate two weekly flights between Belgrade and Nice on Thursdays and Sundays. The flight time for each sector is approximately 2 hours. The announcement for the resumption of this route came in last month.

The Nice Airport serves more than 14 million passengers every year. Air Serbia’s connection to Belgrade will offer travellers additional flight options to several European destinations. Besides providing service to Nice, Air Serbia also offers flights to Paris and Lyon.

September 19, 2024

easyJet Confirms Direct Flights To Tbilisi From Next Year

The easy-on-the-pocket airline easyJet has announced an all-new route for next year’s summer. Starting April 1, 2025, the low-cost carrier will begin operating nonstop flights between London Luton and Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Although the airliner has never offered this route, it does fly passengers to the Georgian capital from Geneva and Milan Malpensa. Tickets for the London-Tbilisi route are already available. To bolster flight operations from London Luton, easyJet has based an extra Airbus A320 jet, bringing the carrier’s fleet at the said hub to 25 A320 family aircraft.

In addition to connections to major European cities such as Paris and Amsterdam, easyJet flies to various other leisure locations across the continent from London Luton. The list includes destinations in Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt.

Earlier this week, UK’s flag carrier British Airways announced direct flights to Tbilisi from London Heathrow.