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UK tourists stranded by El Al flight cancellation

November 14, 2013 19:30

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Israeli airline El Al has failed to allay British tourists’ fears after it stopped running flights to Eilat.

The company has scaled back its flights to the resort in recent months, citing security risks related to new flight paths and landing procedures.

The airline will stop all travel to the city from next week in response to changes introduced by Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority.

The move has left holidaymakers concerned about securing connections from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport to the southern city. There are currently no direct flights from Britain to Eilat.