Bahadir Acuner wrote: > TLV is still a hot place for most of the carriers. When I was in Turkey , > Freebird airlines was planning to base two Md-83s in TLV to serve the > TLV-(AYT/BJV/IST/DLM) > markets. The airport is still served by all charter airlines including > regularly scheduled flight of LY and TK. Relations between Turkey and Israel are very warm, and Antalya is probably the most common international destination for Israelis (neck and neck with Cyprus). It's also worth noting, as long as we're discussing traffic inbound to TLV, that 2/3rds of tourists to Israel are not Jewish. Matthew :)