Tourist Minister Avraham Hirchson has given approval to the Israeli airline Isra-Air to begin regularly scheduled flights to New York.
El Al, Israel’s largest airline, in an effort to avoid competition and maintain its higher fare prices, has been lobbying the government to prevent regular Isra-Air service to New York.
The addition of regular service by Isra-Air on the Tel Aviv – New York route is expected to cause air fares to drop by 10%.
