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airHaifa (Hebrew: אייר חיפה, Arabic: طيران حيفا) is a low cost Israeli airline. Its head office is going to be located in Haifa, Israel. airHaifa operates scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Southeastern Europe, the Middle East and across the Mediterranean. airHaifa is the first commercial airline based at the Haifa Airport.[4]
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Founded | 2023 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Haifa Airport[2] | ||||||
Hubs | Haifa Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Headquarters | Haifa, Israel | ||||||
Key people |
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Website | airhaifa |
airHaifa, the first new Israeli airline since the 1990s,[4] was founded by Nir Zuk, the founder of Palo Alto Networks and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Strauss Group. Among other founders are former El Al chief commercial officer Michael Strassburger, former ZIM CEO, Rafi Danieli,[3] former vice president of operations for El Al, Lior Yavor, former CEO of El Al, Gonen Osishkin and other people.[5]
The company was officially registered on 20 March 2023.[6]
The airline states that it is the first commercial airline to be established at Haifa Airport.[2]
airHaifa has launched operations on 30 September 2024,[7] initially operating flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat until 11 October 2024, eventually launching flights from Haifa to Eilat and Larnaca, on 13 October and 14 October 2024, respectively. Future plans include routes to Greece and Turkey.[8]
Ticket sales on the airline's website began on 25 September 2024.
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca Airport | Begins 14 October 2024 | [7][9] |
Israel | Eilat | Ramon Airport | [7][9] | |
Haifa | Haifa Airport | Begins 27 October 2024 | [7][9] | |
Tel Aviv | David Ben Gurion Airport | Ends 26 October 2024 | [7] | |
Turkey | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | Begins 14 October 2026 | [7][9] |
airHaifa operates a fleet of new 600 series of the ATR made ATR 72, which can accommodate 72 passengers.[10]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 72-600 | 1 | 2 | 72 | First aircraft was delivered on 28 July 2024 Two more to be received by September 2024. All aircraft are new.[11] |
1 | — | 72 | Ex Garuda Indonesia[12] |
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