Arki’s new flight to Manchester in English started operating today. At the boarding gate, a short ceremony was held in which Oz Berlowitz, the CEO of Arki, and the legendary actor Eyal Berkowitz, cut the holiday film together before the passengers were taken away with the British flag.
The new line will operate with a frequency of two weekly flights, on Fridays and Mondays. As you know, Manchester is considered the football capital of England. The flight schedule will be changed, among other things, to the dates of the matches of the Premier League, of the main teams in English football – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton. Apart from flights, Arki also markets packages for the football matches in the English league. The famous anthem of Liverpool fans is “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. Thanks to the company Arkie, from now on their Israeli fans will be able to sing “You will never be a fly Alone.” The new line will open up to Israeli soccer fans, a whole world of sports abroad. Flight prices start at $450 round trip.
Manchester is only an hour away from central London. It is a vibrant city that offers a wide range of attractions for visitors, from museums to vibrant nightlife and a thriving cultural scene. Football is undoubtedly the best thing in town. The city’s two major stadiums, the Etihad and Old Trafford, host the home games of England’s two biggest teams, providing fans from around the world with a fantastic football experience.
Manchester is one of the most popular holiday destinations among religious travelers as it has a large Jewish community. There are four kosher hotels in the city, plenty of holiday apartments with kosher kitchens, 26 kosher restaurants, and most importantly – 15 synagogues and permanent allotments. He even has a mix to shake on Saturday. It is a city where we can feel “at home” even when we go on vacation. Along with these advantages, he also had a “minus” until today – the delay in arriving from London to Manchester.
Manchester also has a Jewish community of around 35,000 members, who often fly to Israel for happy family events and trips and to study at universities and yeshivas. Until now they had to travel or fly to London, and from there go to Israel. Now they will be able to fly directly from their city.
Oz Berlovitz, CEO of Arkia: “These days when most foreign airlines do not fly to Israel and the number of flights to the British continent is limited, we are excited to launch a new route to Manchester and open a new route to England for Israelis. . For Israeli soccer fans, this is great news. I am sure that the new line will be very successful and will meet the growing demand for flights to destinations with a sports content.”
