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El Al to launch direct flights to Argentina, starting this fall

By Etgar Lefkovits

(JNS) — Israel’s flag carrier El Al plans to launch direct flights from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires this fall, marking a renewed push into the South American market.

The nonstop service, which comes amid growing relations between the two countries, is expected to begin by November, JNS has learned.

“Today, a dream I have pursued with all my effort since taking office as Ambassador begins to become a reality,” Argentinian Ambassador to Israel Axel Wahnish posted Wednesday on X. “It is the concrete result of the stra...