The new route from Manchester Airport to Tel Aviv will operate twice a week by Arkia Israeli Airlines, with the first flight taking off this week.
The company’s website allows customers to book return journeys departing from the UK on a Monday or Friday, promoting the Israeli capital as a tourist destination.
The UK Government is currently advising against all non-essential travel to the area and to other dangerous parts of the troubled country.
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British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and Wizz Air have either suspended or continued to delay flights to Israel following an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East in August.
Facebook users were shocked when news of the bi-weekly flights was posted on Wednesday.
One said: “This has got to be a joke.”
Another sarcastically commented: “I see that doing well as the demand to travel to Israel must be sky high.”
A third said: “No thank you.”
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A fourth claimed: “I work at Manchester Airport. I cleaned [the airplane] on Monday.”
The UK Government’s most recent safety warning on Monday [October 14] marks Tel Aviv as an amber zone, advising against non-essential travel.
Arkia Israeli Airlines is Israel’s second-largest airline with its head office at Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Manchester Airport declined to comment but confirmed a flight departed from their airport to Tel Aviv on Monday, October 14.
Arkia Israeli Airlines was contacted for comment.