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Citing decreased demand, El Al suspends Tel Aviv-Johannesburg flights from April 1
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Illustrative: An El Al flight takes off at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv, October 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
El Al announces that it will suspend flights along the Tel Aviv-Johannesburg route starting April 1 due to decreased demand.
The airline’s announcement comes ahead of a ruling from the International Court of Justice regarding South Africa’s request for emergency measures against Israel, which it accused of state-led genocide for the war against Hamas in Gaza.
El Al does not say, however, whether this has impacted their decision to suspend flights to South Africa.
The airline says that it will redistribute the widebody aircraft it uses on the route to expand current destinations while examining new routes.
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