Less than 10 hours from New York to Israel: the inaugural flight landed

Israir's inaugural flight from New York to Israel landed at Ben Gurion Airport after 9 hours and 45 minutes. The plane departed from Terminal 8 at JFK at full capacity. The company is expected to increase the route to three weekly flights as early as next week, and ticket sales for the summer season will open on October 12.

Israir's inaugural flight from New York to Israel landed this morning at Ben Gurion Airport, after departing yesterday afternoon from Terminal 8 at JFK Airport. The flight departed at full capacity and completed the journey in 9 hours and 45 minutes, less than ten hours in the air. This is the first flight on Israir's new route between Tel Aviv and New York, following about a year and a half of preparations that included crew training and acquiring aircraft for long-haul flights. The company announced that as early as next week, it expects to increase operations to three weekly flights. Meanwhile, the summer flight schedule to New York will open for sale on October 12. The new route joins the existing competition in the direct flight market between Israel and New York, where El Al, Arkia, United, and Delta operate. The flight's captain, Yaron Mofaz, noted that preparations lasted about a year and a half. The article presents factual data without a political stance or biased narrative.