Israel Proposes Direct Flights from Moscow to Eilat
Moscow, Aug 25. The Ministry of Tourism of Israel proposed to several airlines to study the possibility of launching direct flights from Moscow to the Israeli resort city of Eilat, said Ksenia Vorontsova, a representative of the ministry in Moscow, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- Israel has proposed launching direct flights from Moscow to Eilat.
- The proposal was made by Ksenia Vorontsova, representing Israel's tourism ministry in Moscow.
- Currently, direct flights from Russia to Tel Aviv operate from Moscow, Sochi, Krasnodar, and Mineralnye Vody.
- Russian airlines currently operate the direct flights to Tel Aviv.
- The proposal aims to expand air connectivity between Russia and Israel.
Points of divergence
- El Al suspended flights to Moscow due to developments between Russia and Ukraine, and the suspension will not significantly affect organized tourism from Russia to Israel, as it 'virtually does not exist'. — vedomosti
- El Al suspended direct flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow until September. — kommersant
- Maxim Reshetnikov stated that direct air connectivity with Myanmar may resume in October 2026. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Israel proposed launching direct flights between Moscow and Eilat — Ведомости
- Ministry of Tourism of Israel proposed to launch direct flights between Moscow and Eilat — Коммерсантъ
- Israel proposed launching direct flights between Moscow and Eilat — Вести
- Israel offered Russian airlines to launch direct flights to Eilat — Москва 24
Key entities
- Israel
- Moscow
- Eilat
- Ksenia Vorontsova
- Russia
- RIA Novosti
- Ministry of Tourism
- Tel Aviv
- Red Sea
- Ministry of Tourism