2 January 2019
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is seeking regulatory clearance to mount thrice weekly A330-300 direct flights to Israel beginning November 2019, following approval of special overflight agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines that is expected be sign next month.
The Civil Aeronautics Board earlier send request to the Saudi Arabian government to use the latter's airspace after PAL manifested intent to fly the route directly or via India through fifth freedom traffic rights.
The route will be code-shared with Israel's El Al Airlines (ELY). PAL earlier signed Memorandum of Understanding with ELY in 2016 for route cooperation and development between Tel Aviv and Manila and vice versa.
Israel is the third largest tourism market of the Philippines in the Middle East following United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
In 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) said that as of November 2018, more than 27,000 Filipinos have already visited Israel compared to the 23,500 for the same period of last year, or an increase of 25% arrival, via Hong Kong and Turkey. No Middle Eastern airline that calls in Manila flies to Israel.
“2018 has been outstanding and by far the best year for Israel tourism in the Philippines and worldwide. By November, we already surpassed the 2017 Filipino tourist arrival in Israel. The Philippines has been an important market for us and I am pleased to say that we have witnessed a constant growth over the last two years,” said IMOT-Philippines Director Hassan Madah.
IMOT said they are expecting 30,000 Filipinos to come to Israel from the Philippines this year.
Latest Israeli statistics indicate that Filipino arrivals in Israel worldwide increased to 459,138 in June 2016 from 445,449 in May of 2016. The United States comprising mostly Christians remains by far the largest source of tourism in the holy land, with approximately 813,000 Americans staying overnight in Israel this year.
Meanwhile, there were more than 17,000 Israelis that visited the Philippines in 2017 according to data provided by the Department of Tourism. The agency said they are expecting this number to rise to 25,000 by end of 2018.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is seeking regulatory clearance to mount thrice weekly A330-300 direct flights to Israel beginning November 2019, following approval of special overflight agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines that is expected be sign next month.
The Civil Aeronautics Board earlier send request to the Saudi Arabian government to use the latter's airspace after PAL manifested intent to fly the route directly or via India through fifth freedom traffic rights.
The route will be code-shared with Israel's El Al Airlines (ELY). PAL earlier signed Memorandum of Understanding with ELY in 2016 for route cooperation and development between Tel Aviv and Manila and vice versa.
Israel is the third largest tourism market of the Philippines in the Middle East following United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
In 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) said that as of November 2018, more than 27,000 Filipinos have already visited Israel compared to the 23,500 for the same period of last year, or an increase of 25% arrival, via Hong Kong and Turkey. No Middle Eastern airline that calls in Manila flies to Israel.
“2018 has been outstanding and by far the best year for Israel tourism in the Philippines and worldwide. By November, we already surpassed the 2017 Filipino tourist arrival in Israel. The Philippines has been an important market for us and I am pleased to say that we have witnessed a constant growth over the last two years,” said IMOT-Philippines Director Hassan Madah.
IMOT said they are expecting 30,000 Filipinos to come to Israel from the Philippines this year.
Latest Israeli statistics indicate that Filipino arrivals in Israel worldwide increased to 459,138 in June 2016 from 445,449 in May of 2016. The United States comprising mostly Christians remains by far the largest source of tourism in the holy land, with approximately 813,000 Americans staying overnight in Israel this year.
Meanwhile, there were more than 17,000 Israelis that visited the Philippines in 2017 according to data provided by the Department of Tourism. The agency said they are expecting this number to rise to 25,000 by end of 2018.
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