Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Air Haifa
Israeli airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Air Haifa (Hebrew: אייר חיפה, Arabic: طيران حيفا), stylized as airHaifa, is an Israeli airline operating flights to Eilat, Cyprus and Greece. Its hub is Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport, hence the name.
Remove ads
History
Air Haifa, the first new Israeli airline since the 1990s,[4] was founded by Nir Zuk, the founder of Palo Alto Networks, and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Strauss Group. Among other founders are former El Al chief commercial officer Michael Strassburger, former ZIM CEO, Rafi Danieli,[3] former vice president of operations for El Al, Lior Yavor, former CEO of El Al, Gonen Osishkin.[5]
The company was officially registered on 20 March 2023.[6]
The airline states that it is the first commercial airline to be established at Haifa Airport.[2]
Remove ads
Destinations
Air Haifa has launched operations on 30 September 2024,[7] initially operating flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat until 11 October 2024, eventually launching flights from Haifa to Eilat and Larnaca, on 13 October and 14 October 2024, respectively. Future plans include routes to Turkey.[8]
Ticket sales on the airline's website began on 25 September 2024.
Remove ads
Fleet
Air Haifa operates a fleet of 600 series of the ATR made ATR 72, each able to accommodate 72 passengers.[15]
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads