EL AL Airlines has announced plans to introduce Japan as a new destination to its increasing network. in March 2020.
Launching the Tokyo route is part of EL AL’s strategy to expand its destination network, the company says.
Scheduled nonstop flights will operate three times weekly between Japan and Israel utilising Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
EL AL vice president commercial and industry affairs Michael Strassburger: “Japan has become one of the most in-demand destinations in the world, and now Israelis will also be able to visit, with a convenient nonstop flight on new Dreamliner aircraft. Over the past two years, we have received many requests from our customers for nonstop flights to Japan.
"According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, some 40,000 Israelis visited Japan in 2018 and 20,000 Japanese entered Israel. Traffic has grown rapidly in recent years and we are certain that the nonstop route between the two countries will further increase traffic and significantly strengthen economic and political ties between Israel and Japan.”