PRESS RELEASE

Cluj-Napoca, 12.01.2023: Cluj International Airport and HiSky airline welcome the New Year with good news related to new travel opportunities for passengers and today announces the start of direct flights to Tel Aviv (Israel).

Tel Aviv represents the second international route, after Dublin (Ireland), operated by HiSky from Cluj airport.

Direct flights to Tel Aviv are operated with two frequencies per week, starting from January 12, 2023, based on the following flight schedule:

Destination	Start date	Operating days	Operating program
Tel Aviv (TLV)	January 12 2023	Thursday and Sunday	(RO) Cluj-Napoca 07:00 - Tel Aviv 10:00
			Tel Aviv 11:00 – Cluj-Napoca 14:00

Note: Timetable de flight represents local times de landing/decollation.

For tickets and reservations go here www.hisky.aero

 

The city Tel Aviv is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, 58 km from Jerusalem. It is a city of superlatives, having UNESCO world heritage status due to its culture, architecture and history, being on the balance between the West and the East. The city thus offers a diversity of tourist attractions, from museums, art galleries to well-preserved places for thousands of years, being chosen as a tourist destination especially for its wonderful beaches. Tel Aviv airport is located approximately 15 km from the city.

 

Mr. Viorel Federiga, President of the Board of Directors of the International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj stated the following: "We appreciate the company's decision HiSky increasing flight operations in the winter season. International Airport Cluj remains a development engine of the region and its efforts to increase the connectivity of the region are today realized through this route that meets the needs of passengers who choose to travel from the Cluj airport. "

 

Mr. David Ciceo, General Manager of the International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj stated: "The winter season brings an even greater diversity of travel alternatives by air

departing from Cluj International Airport, which ended 2022 with a total traffic of 2.645.000 passengers. Thus, a recovery rate of over 91% was recorded compared to the figures recorded in 2019, before the pandemic, exceeding the European average in this regard. In 2023, we will continue our efforts to expand the route network and estimate reaching the threshold of 3 million registered passengers in a calendar year."    

 

During the winter season, at Cluj International Airport, passengers have the opportunity to choose one of those 47 routes to over 20 countries from Europe and Middle East. For those who want vacations to sunny destinations, charter flights are available to Egypt or United Arab Emirates.

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