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Wizz Air celebrates: 250th aircraft takes off on the way to a 500-plane fleet

Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines, celebrates its 250th aircraft and pledges to double its fleet in the next decade while keeping fares affordable.

The 250th Wizz Air aircraft.
WIZZ AIR Plane.

Wizz Air CEO: Our plan is to establish a base in Israel in April

 Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

Norwegian airline to resume Copenhagen-Tel Aviv route from April

A WIZZ AIR plane.

Wizz Air opens a new route from Israel – and the destination is surprising


Which airline was the most punctual in 2022?

Spain's Iberia Airlines, which also flies to Israel, is the most punctual in Europe this year per the report, while Delta Airlines is the most punctual in North America.

 An Embraer ERJ-190AR airplane of Azul Brazilian Airlines prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 21, 2019.

Ten facts you didn't know about turbulence while flying

Many people get annoyed, get uncomfortable or are even scared of turbulence while flying, but many don't know what turbulence is.

 An airplane takes off from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands June 16, 2022

Southwest cancels thousands more US flights on weather woes

President Biden called for airlines to be held accountable for cancellations, while the Transportation Department called them 'unacceptable'.

 A plane sits on the airfield as flight cancellations mount during a cold weather front as a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone hits the Upper Midwest, at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 22, 2022.

Direct Israel-South Korea flights return, strengthening business ties

Fast on the heels of the implementation of a new Free Trade Agreement between Israel and South Korea, Korean Air has relaunched its Seoul - Tel Aviv direct flight line.

 A Korean Air plane (Illustrative).

US family discovers airline sent dog to Saudi Arabia instead of Nashville

A family from Tennessee, USA, arrived at Nashville International Airport expecting their five-year-old dog Bluebell – until they received the wrong dog.

 Illustrative image of a dog.

Ex-NJ gov. Chris Christie's niece kicked off flight, injures 6 deputies

Shannon Epstein accused a Latino family of "smuggling drugs" on a Spirit Airlines flight and allegedly injured six sheriff's deputies when they tried to escort her off the plane.

A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse

Jewish passengers booted off Lufthansa flight in May are getting $20,000 payouts

Airline agents in Frankfurt barred many Jewish travelers coming from NYC from boarding their connecting flight to Budapest, citing the fact that some of the passengers were not wearing masks.

Air planes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked at the airport in Frankfurt

Frontier flight diverted to Atlanta after passenger found with knife

A passenger who threatened people with a knife caused a flight traveling to Florida to divert to Atlanta.

 A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320neo plane departs from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US November 30, 2018.

Are Change fees for airlines gone? What else has changed for air travel?

THE TRAVEL ADVISER: I have been stringent in advocating that we must learn from the pandemic and adopt new and creative ways in the tourism industry.

 TRAVELERS ARRIVING at Ben-Gurion Airport – looking forward to seeing which airlines buck the trend and state clearly that while they cannot waive an outright cancellation fee, a change fee can be made at no cost.

Delta VP: New direct Atlanta, Boston, NY routes will see 13 weekly flights

At full capacity, the airline expects to transport up to 3,700 passengers along the routes between Israel and the US per week once it opens in March 2023.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.