With its newest route, Icelandair will be expanding even further east.
There is a new seasonal route between Keflavik and Tel Aviv. Between May 10 and October 29, 2022, the route will operate 3 times a week.
Tel Aviv to Keflavik leaves at 8:20AM and arrives at 6:20PM.
On Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the flight will operate in the opposite direction. The flight is blocked at 7 hours and 25 minutes each way.
The route will be using a Boeing 757-200. Business class seats and economy class seats are included.
Convenient connections between Tel Aviv and North America can be made with the help of the airline. Here is what the CEO of the airline had to say.
“Tel Aviv is an exciting new destination, a perfect fit to our business model and allows us to offer convenient connections between Israel and North America. It is also a great addition to the diverse destinations available for our home market, to and from Iceland, with an interesting mix of culture, history and sunny beaches.”
It makes sense that Tel Aviv would be added to the route network. Both sides of the Atlantic are connected byIcelandair. There is a huge demand between the United States and Israel for tourists to come to Israel.
There is a one-stop connection between points in the US and Europe. This will make it easy for passengers to get to Israel.
Each rotation takes over 31 hours and the aircraft utilization for the route isn't good. Ensuring efficient connection opportunities is the most important priority forIcelandair. There is no way the airline can operate a same day turn while still meeting the bank of connections to and from North America.
The utilization of aircraft is standard for long routes. It isn't a big deal if the parking fees aren't too high and the aircraft utilization isn't that bad. It is definitely an additional challenge.
There will be a seasonal route between Keflavik and Tel Aviv. This seems like a route that should work well for the airline as it expands to Israel. Airfare between the United States and Israel isn't cheap, but it's good news forIcelandair.
What do you think about the Tel Aviv service?
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