EL AL’s new route from Israel to Japan will begin operations on March 11, 2020 with three weekly nonstop flights on the airline’s new 787 Dreamliners.
The inaugural EL AL flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Tokyo, flight LY091, will take off on Wednesday March 11, 2020 and the inaugural flight from Tokyo to Israel, LY092, will depart the next day, Thursday March 12, 2020.
Flight Timetable Beginning Spring 2020:
- Outgoing flights from Tel Aviv LY091 will depart from Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday nights, Mondays and Wednesdays. Flight duration will be about 11 hours and 30 minutes.
- Return flights LY092 will depart from Tokyo on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Flight duration will be about 12 hours and 30 minutes.
As part of the launch, a special benefit will be given to EL AL’s Matmid Frequent Flyer Club members holding FLY CARD credit cards:
- For FLY CARD credit card holders: A flight ticket starting from 2000 points including the cash supplement.
- Special benefit for Matmid Frequent Flyer Club members: A flight ticket starting from 2400 points including the cash supplement.
The addition of a nonstop route to Japan is part of EL AL’s general strategy to expand its destination network to accommodate the growing demand in Israel for outgoing flights and the increase in incoming tourism to Israel, as the airline’s fleet undergoes renewal. Recently, EL AL launched routes to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando (during the summer months), Nice and Manchester. Nonstop flights to Chicago will also begin operations in 2020. This is in conjunction with the renewal of EL AL’s fleet with new Dreamliner aircraft, numbering at present 11 aircraft and to increase to 16 by March 2020.
The demand to add Japan as a tourism and commercial destination has grown greatly in recent years. Some 40,000 Israelis visited Japan in 2018 and some 20,000 Japanese visited Israel. The sale of tickets for EL AL’s nonstop flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo is beginning approximately one year before the opening of Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020
EL AL Vice President Commercial and Industry Affairs Michael Strassburge said: “We are excited about opening ticket sales for EL AL nonstop flights to/ from Tokyo. The decision to open the nonstop route to Japan was taken following increasing demand from our customers, and we can now offer a nonstop flight experience on 787 Dreamliner aircraft on flights to the land of the rising sun. The new route will enable us to promote and develop Japanese tourism to Israel as well as to expose Japanese citizens to Israel’s rich culture, history and to Israel’s unique landscapes. The opening of the nonstop route to Japan, in particular next year when the Olympic Games are to be held there, is expected to increase traffic and significantly strengthen
economic and political ties between Israel and Japan.”
economic and political ties between Israel and Japan.”
Also, the airline will begin operating nonstop flights to Dublin, capital of Ireland, on May 26, 2020 and to Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 1, 2020. EL AL will offer three weekly nonstop flights to Dublin on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and to Dusseldorf on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The flights will operate on Boeing 737 aircraft with Economy and Business service classes Dusseldorf joins three additional destinations in Germany on the EL AL map – Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin – thus extending the range of operations to 36 weekly flights to Germany, beginning in June 2020. Sales of flight tickets to the new destinations will begin September 4, 2019.
EL AL Vice President Commercial and Industry Affairs Michael Strassburger: “We are working continually to expand the airline’s route network. To provide a suitable solution for the demands of our business customers as well as for outgoing Israeli traffic, and at the same time to strengthen incoming traffic to Israel, we will offer nonstop flights to Dublin and Dusseldorf, beginning summer 2020. Dublin is an activity base for hi-tech companies and Dusseldorf regularly hosts a great number of international congresses and fairs. We believe that opening new routes will increase business ties and tourism to Israel and will strengthen political ties with the countries.”
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