El Al will fly cargo on Hong Kong to Europe

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last week that, El Al Israel airlines will be allowed to operate a weekly cargo flight from Hong Kong to Europe. The announcement came following Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom's request to the Hong Kong
27.12.04 / 00:00
El Al will fly cargo on Hong Kong to Europe
27.12.04
El Al will fly cargo on Hong Kong to Europe
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last week that, El Al Israel airlines will be allowed to operate a weekly cargo flight from Hong Kong to Europe. The announcement came following Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom's request to the Hong Kong Government.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that El Al would be allowed to fly one cargo flight a week to Luxembourg. This will be the first time that El Al will fly cargo from Hong Kong to Europe without landing in Israel.
 
El Al's CEO Mr. Amos Shapira said following the announcement that the cargo flights will significantly increase the airline's revenue from cargo. Until the agreement was reached El Al was allowed to fly cargo from Tel Aviv to Hong Kong only.

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