SWISS conducts special flight out of Tel Aviv, plans another
Swiss authorities discourage travel to Israel, now at war with Islamist Palestinian group Hamas.
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SWISS is planning another special flight from Zurich to Tel Aviv and back on Wednesday in cooperation with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
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The plane has 215 seats, the Swiss Lufthansa subsidiary announced.. The plane is scheduled to take off from Zurich at 11:55 a.m. The return flight from Tel Aviv is scheduled for 9:25 p.m.
The first special flight took place on Tuesday. Demand was high and the seats were fully booked within a short period of time, according ot the airline.
SWISS said the flight is intended for Swiss citizens. “This flight can also only be booked via a special hotline, which was communicated by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to the Swiss abroad and Swiss travelers in Israel,” the airline said.
* Article was corrected to revise flight times as per SWISS statement
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