El Al to inaugurate flights to Japan in September

Due to heavy demand for flights to Japan it will begin offering two weekly flights to Tokyo from September 2006
05.06.06 / 00:00
El Al to inaugurate flights to Japan in September
05.06.06
El Al to inaugurate flights to Japan in September
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Due to heavy demand for flights to Japan it will begin offering two weekly flights to Tokyo from September 2006
 
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. announced last week that due to heavy demand for flights to Japan it will begin offering two weekly flights to Tokyo from September 2006.

The announcement made late last week said the decision was taken following a study indicating  that there was a growing demand by the local business community  for  direct  flights  to Tokyo. At present Israeli businessmen traveling to Japan have to fly via Hong Kong to reach Japanese main business centers. 

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