Author Topic: Low-cost airline RyanAir announces first Israel flights with 3 routes to Eilat!! (Read 3494 times)

yitzy93 · « **on:** July 07, 2015, 07:40:37 AM »

European low-cost airline announced today its first flights to Israel with 6 weekly return flights to/from Eilat-Ovda airport starting November 2015.
They'll be flying from Budapest, Kaunas and Krakow.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow starting at approx. $33 one way.

http://corporate.ryanair.com/news/news/150707-ryanair-announces-first-israel-flights/?market=en

This might be ideal for ppl wanting to fly direct to Eilat and are willing to stopover in Europe.

Quote

Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, David O’Brien said:

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our entry into the Israeli market from November 2015, our 31st country, with three new Eilat Ovda routes to Budapest, Kaunas and Krakow, which will deliver 40,000 customers annually.

We are continuing to negotiate with the Israeli authorities and we look forward to growing our Israeli route network in the future.

To celebrate our 3 new Eilat Ovda routes we are releasing seats on sale from just €29.99for travel in November and December which are available for booking from tomorrow, Wednesday 8 July until midnight Friday (10 July).

Chapshnell · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2015, 08:44:23 AM »

Interesting, however to get to those European cities from the US we'll have to make a stop to get there as well. So its 2 stops in all

eli1571 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2015, 09:16:42 AM »

wow, great news,

efflpetzel · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:39:17 AM »

I don't get why anybody would fly to Eilat for a vacation, there's way better resort area's in the Mediterranean,

also Ovda is a good hour away from Eilat

@Yehuda · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:44:23 AM »

Quote from: efflpetzel on July 07, 2015, 11:39:17 AM

I don't get why anybody would fly to Eilat for a vacation, there's way better resort area's in the Mediterranean,

also Ovda is a good hour away from Eilat

It's not ETH? There are 2 airports down there - who knew?

shimino1 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:52:34 AM »

Quote from: efflpetzel on July 07, 2015, 11:39:17 AM

Ovda is a good hour away from Eilat

More like 40-45 minutes but I get your point.
I'm thinking about whether its worth going from Jerusalem to Ovda for a cheap flight?

efflpetzel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:52:59 AM »

Quote from: @Yehuda on July 07, 2015, 11:44:23 AM

It's not ETH? There are 2 airports down there - who knew?

its VDA, ETH is domestic only

this can be usefull for a bucher to get himself a cheap ticket to israel, rent a car in Ovda & drive 2.5 hours to Jerusalem

shimino1 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:58:17 AM »

Quote from: @Yehuda on July 07, 2015, 11:44:23 AM

It's not ETH? There are 2 airports down there - who knew?

ETH is in Eilat itself and is a small airport. I think it's too small for jets.
They are building a new airport 5 min outside Eilat which is ment to be a real International airport.

@Yehuda · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:00:46 PM »

Quote from: efflpetzel on July 07, 2015, 11:52:59 AM

its VDA, ETH is domestic only

this can be usefull for a bucher to get himself a cheap ticket to israel, rent a car in Ovda & drive 2.5 hours to Jerusalem

So 2 stops from NYC to get to VDA and then a 2.5 hour car ride to Yerushalayim? Sheesh. One has really got to think about the value of their time before jumping on a "cheap ticket".

efflpetzel · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:02:55 PM »

Quote from: @Yehuda on July 07, 2015, 12:00:46 PM

So 2 stops from NYC to get to VDA and then a 2.5 hour car ride to Yerushalayim? Sheesh. One has really got to think about the value of their time before jumping on a "cheap ticket".

Not all Jews live in NYC.

moish · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:09:54 PM »

looking forward to the kovna flight

Dan · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:10:27 PM »

Quote from: moish on July 07, 2015, 12:09:54 PM

looking forward to the kovna flight

You just want another airport on your list

damaxer91 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:12:41 PM »

LOL

The flights are going to be half Eurotrash and the other half Chareidim going to visit kevorim. No direct flights to Kovno or Krakow from TLV

@Yehuda · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:13:12 PM »

Quote from: efflpetzel on July 07, 2015, 12:02:55 PM

Not all Jews live in NYC.

Which is why I said NYC. If I just said "So 2 stops plus a 2.5 hour ride to get to Yerushalayim" you would have jumped on me for assuming everyone lives in NYC. Clearly, I got jumped either way.

efflpetzel · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:25:33 PM »

Quote from: @Yehuda on July 07, 2015, 12:13:12 PM

Which is why I said NYC. If I just said "So 2 stops plus a 2.5 hour ride to get to Yerushalayim" you would have jumped on me for assuming everyone lives in NYC. Clearly, I got jumped either way.

no offence intended

I meant it for people who live in the EU

AsherO · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:08:03 PM »

Quote from: damaxer91 on July 07, 2015, 12:12:41 PM

LOL

The flights are going to be half Eurotrash and the other half Chareidim going to visit kevorim. No direct flights to Kovno or Krakow from TLV

Gotta start popping a lot of popcorn...

Chapshnell · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:16:53 PM »

Ryan Air IMO is way worse than spirit.. Had to keep my headphones on the whole time when I went with them because they were busy raffling off some kind of scratch off... I think everyone got a "tizke limitzvos"

they dont even give trays in the back of the seats

eli1571 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:19:22 PM »

Quote from: Chapshnell on July 07, 2015, 01:16:53 PM

Ryan Air IMO is way worse than spirit.. Had to keep my headphones on the whole time when I went with them because they were busy raffling off some kind of scratch off... I think everyone got a "tizke limitzvos"

they dont even give trays in the back of the seats

they dont give anything extra, rumor was a while ago that they we're gonna charge to use the toilets but they realised they would just have to clean the floor outside as no one would pay

Freddie · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:22:15 PM »

Quote from: Chapshnell on July 07, 2015, 01:16:53 PM

Ryan Air IMO is way worse than spirit.. Had to keep my headphones on the whole time when I went with them because they were busy raffling off some kind of scratch off... I think everyone got a "tizke limitzvos"

they dont even give trays in the back of the seats

I flew Ryanair MAN-BRU (well, not really BRU, some weird little airport an hour south of BRU). I gotta tell you, it was not THAT terrible. I was prepared for terrible treatment. For me, the worst part of the flight (seriously) was having to see the garish bright yellow plastic that covers every surface on the inside of the cabin.

Chapshnell · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:26:36 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on July 07, 2015, 01:22:15 PM

I flew Ryanair MAN-BRU (well, not really BRU, some weird little airport an hour south of BRU). I gotta tell you, it was not THAT terrible. I was prepared for terrible treatment. For me, the worst part of the flight (seriously) was having to see the garish bright yellow plastic that covers every surface on the inside of the cabin.

like the subway in NYC with all those advertisement on the overhead bins... one thing that is innovative is that the safety card is printed in back of the seat in front of you.