EL AL To Trial Nonstop Flights To Melbourne

[Radi K]

EL AL has announced (https://onemileatatime.com/el-al-melbourne-australia/) that they plan to “trial” nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Melbourne, Australia, as of the second quarter of 2020.

[Erik H. Bakke]

There will be a slight detour down the Red Sea, though, as they don't have rights to overfly Saudi Arabia.

[James Smith]

Routes Online has published the timings and dates of the three trial El Al flights to MEL in April/May 2020.

El Al Israel Airlines this week opened reservation for its planned nonstop service to Australia, operating on trial basis. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate 3 round-trip Tel Aviv – Melbourne flights in the 2nd quarter of 2020, which sees blocked time from Tel Aviv at 16hrs 15mins, from Melbourne at 17hrs 45mins.

LY087 TLV1115 – 1130+1MEL 789 02APR20
LY087 TLV1215 – 1130+1MEL 789 23APR20 / 14MAY20

LY088 MEL2315 – 0900+1TLV 789 04APR20
LY088 MEL2315 – 1000+1TLV 789 25APR20 / 16MAY20

[James Smith]

More information on the three El Al flights and their 787-9 cabin from Executive Traveller:

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/el-al-melbourne-australia