The Irish company, one of the most popular with the Israelis, submitted a request to resume flights to Israel soon. This, after only last month she unexpectedly announced the cancellation of the flights
The Irish company Rainier, one of the most popular low-cost companies in Israel and the owner of the largest aircraft fleet in Europe, submitted a request to resume flights to Israel this June.
As I recall, last month the company unexpectedly announced the cancellation of their flights in March and April. The company will inform the customers that they are entitled to a refund, or a rebooking for a later date, or the possibility of flying at the same time with another company. However, many customers claimed that in the meantime it is not possible to purchase new tickets for the coming period with Lowcost.
The airline was asked to use Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport, since Terminal 1 is closed due to the war.
However, the cost of using Terminal 3 is higher, which is how Rainier justified the flight cancellations. In fact, the port tax fee paid by the airline for each passenger in Terminal 3 is $26, compared to $11 in Terminal 1.
At this stage, the company will operate flights to Bergamo, Malta, Berlin, Bari, Budapest and Paphos. The company intends to expand the number of destinations in the future. This, against the background of Israelis' hopes that the move will lead to a significant drop in flight prices.
It also turns out that Brainair asked the airport authority for permission to use Terminal 3 and pay the port taxes for each passenger as in Terminal 1. The authority refused and Brainair announced that they would cancel the flights. Despite everything, the reason for the cancellation is still very puzzling, since anyway the port taxes are paid by the passengers, meaning us, which would have made the ticket more expensive for us by only $15. It should also be noted that the low cost company Wizz Air, which is returning to Israel, has already announced that it will operate in this way from Terminal 3.