Arkia Airlines

After three years

Arkia to resume direct Israel-Morocco flights

Israeli airline Arkia restarting direct flights to Marrakech in August after a three-year hiatus, signalling renewed travel interest despite regional tensions.

Arkia is here to stay: Nonstop New York-Tel Aviv flights resume

Israel's Arkia Airlines has restored its direct JFK-Tel Aviv service aboard a wide-body Airbus A330 - offering travelers a reliable, comfortable connection between the two cities, without layovers or detours.

Arkia calls Israel’s new flight limits effective airspace closure

Following the Ministry of Transport’s cap of 50 passengers per flight, Arkia says regular operations from Ben Gurion Airport are no longer feasible and will shift most flights to Aqaba and Taba while maintaining limited humanitarian routes.

Competition Authority:

El Al to be fined NIS 109 million

Competition Authority considering imposing a heavy financial sanction on El Al after it refused to grant Arkia access to hangars during the war, in a way that could have harmed competition and the traveling public.

Inconsiderate:

Annual Arkia launch event to be held at a seafood restaurant

Israeli airline Arkia says 'this is a kosher-style event and a dairy breakfast,' in response to complaints on the location of its festive launch event next week.

Incident on Arkia flight:

Passenger attacks attendant, plane makes emergency landing

Arkia reports that a passenger who tried to enter the bathroom during takeoff violently attacked a flight attendant and was removed from the plane in Cyprus.

Israeli airline:

Free vacation for residents of towns near Gaza

Arkia offers residents of Eshkol Regional Council a free 3-4 night vacation - including flights and hotel stay.

Surprise strike forces Arkia to cancel flights

Pilots strike amid claims that salary negotiations are not moving forward as they would like; Arkia apologizes to passengers.

Israelis stuck in France after pilot falls ill

150 Israelis say they were abandoned by Arkia after their flight was canceled. Airline says an alternate flight crew is on the way.

El Al CEO: 'Without aid from the government, we won't recover'

Knesset committee, airlines, hold special meeting to discuss coronavirus crisis. 'Even the strongest airlines in the world received aid.'

IAF squadrons to conduct exercise, test out Ramon Airport

The training exercise by the IAF begins a sequence of test runs at the airport before it opens up to international customers.

170 Israelis stranded in Zanzibar

Arkia discovers technical issues with plane, passengers sleep on airport benches while waiting for flight home. Arkia: We'll provide hotels.

Sudden Strike Disrupts Arkia Flights to Eilat

Arkia claims pilots have gone on strike during a high holiday travel season. Workers: 'there is no strike, pilots are sick.'