Arkia

The Israeli airline will operate a weekly direct flight to the Seychelles starting June 20. The flight will be on an Airbus 330-200 with a business class.

Arkia launched a business class on its New York route and will compete with El Al, as well as the American airlines that come and go.

Arkia offers discounts on flights, vacation packages, and tours abroad until October 2025, including summer and Tishrei holidays, for Israel’s 77th Independence Day. Air Haifa offers 30% off flights.

Starting May 14, Arkia offers business class on New York flights with 18 reclining seats, VIP service, lounge access, and a gourmet experience, starting at $1,750.

With the approval of the operation of additional flights from Terminal 1 at Ben Gurion from the Transportation Ministry, the additional flights may operate as soon as May 2025.

Israel’s second-largest airline expands international operations with new premium service.

The airline will fly to 11 Greek destinations, including Volos, Skiathos, and Kalamata, and expand to Albania, Hungary, and Croatia. Passover offer: 20% off all destinations except New York.

Arkia will fly to 30 destinations—seven of them new in Europe and one in New York, where flights will continue beyond the originally planned May schedule.

For the first time, Arkia launches a direct, competitively priced route to New York. We flew on their inaugural flight to see if this new option can compete with major airlines.

The new line of Arkia was launched in order to address both the severe shortage of flights between Israel and the United States and the increasingly prohibitive costs of tickets.