airHaifa

airHaifa (Hebrew: אייר חיפה, Arabic: طيران حيفا) is a low-cost Israeli airline operating flights to Eilat, Cyprus and Greece.

airHaifa, the first new Israeli airline since the 1990s,[4] was founded by Nir Zuk, the founder of Palo Alto Networks and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Strauss Group.

Among other founders are former El Al chief commercial officer Michael Strassburger, former ZIM CEO, Rafi Danieli,[3] former vice president of operations for El Al, Lior Yavor, former CEO of El Al, Gonen Osishkin.

Future plans include routes to Greece and Turkey.

[8] Ticket sales on the airline's website began on 25 September 2024. airHaifa operates a fleet of 600 series of the ATR made ATR 72, each able to accommodate 72 passengers.