Arkia Israeli Airlines Ltd (Hebreo: ארקיע, I will soar, Árabe: خطوط أركيا), commonly referred to as Arkia, is an Israeli airline. Its head office is on the grounds of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is Israel’s second-largest airline, operating scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean. Its main base is Sde Dov Airport, with hubs at Eilat Airport and Ovda International Airport.
Arkia was founded in 1949 as Israel Inland Airlines when it became clear that there was demand for a local airline to connect Tel Aviv with different regions of the then-new state of Israel, especially with Eilat, Israel’s important seaport situated on the Gulf of Aqaba. Flights commenced in 1950 with De Havilland DH.89 aircraft, followed by Douglas DC-3s, to inter-connect major towns in Israel from Rosh Pina in the North to the port of Eilat in the South. El Al held a 50% stake in the airline at this time with the Histadrut, Israel’s labour federation, being the other shareholder. The airline later adopted the name Eilata Airlines – Aviron, y Arkia Israel Airlines. In its first year of service, Israel Inland Airlines carried 13,485 pasajeros, using a Curtis Commando.
Arkia Israel Airlines serves 25 ciudades de 16 different countries. Arkia has 3 domésticos y 22 destinos internacionales.
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