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Low-cost airline Thomsonfly, owned by German tour operator TUI AG made last week its first flight to Ben Gurion Airport from Luton London Airport.
 
Thomsonfly will operate on the route 200-seat Boeing 737 offering direct flights to Tel Aviv starting from £79.99 one way and £139.98 return on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from Luton and Manchester.
 
Thomsonfly’s price does not include meals, beverages, or luggage handling, which are priced separately Check-in allowance is at an additional cost. For £10 passengers will be entitled to 20kg and 5kg hand luggage.
 
The airline charges $12 one-way for meals, $10 for luggage handling, and $10 for a reserved seat. The add-ons could result in a price tag of about $300 for a round trip flight at the cheaper rate.
 
Guy Stephenson commercial director at Thomsonfly noted that: "Our decision to launch into Tel Aviv will satisfy the huge demand for direct flights to this exciting Israeli city".
 
He added that "Tel Aviv has a growing reputation as a stylish and lively choice for city breaks, but also as an important destination for cultural exchanges between schools and religious groups, religious and history-based leisure breaks, visiting friends and relatives and as a place for doing business.”

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Free return flights to Eilat when you book Tel Aviv

The airline is giving away free return flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat if you book your hotel with Thomson and fly to Tel Aviv with Thomsonfly.

Tel Aviv offer
We have teamed up with the Israeli Tourism Association and top tier Eilat hotels who now offer Thomson and Thomsonfly customers free transfer flights from Tel Aviv to the exciting Red Sea resort of Eilat. All you need to do is book one of the participating hotels for a minimum six night stay via the Thomson.co.uk website www.thomson.co.uk, and fly to Tel Aviv from London Luton or Manchester with Thomsonfly, booked via www.thomsonfly.com.

Eilat
Beautiful Eilat on the Red Sea wedged between Jordan and Egypt, offers amazing activities such as snorkelling, diving, hiking, horse-riding, camel trekking and watersports. Accommodation is excellent with spa, treatments and fabulous food to rival any of the other Red Sea resorts. All this coupled with year-round sun makes it the perfect beach destination. For the history and culture enthusiasts the monumental ancient city of Petra in the Jordanian deserts is only a day trip away.

Availability of free transfer flights
The hotel booking and flight to Tel Aviv will need to be booked separately. To receive your free Eilat transfer flights, you will need to send your hotel and flight booking email confirmations to incoming@holidaytravel.co.il, where our experienced team will arrange the free transfer flight(s) to suit your own individual needs.


The participating hotels in Eilat are:

    * Isrotel hotels: Riviera and Ambassador
    * Rimonim hotels: Neptune
    * Dan hotels: Dan Eilat and Dan Panorama
    * Fattal hotels : Golden Tulip
    * Prima hotels: Prima Music