Israel company Sundor is starting to market El Al schedule flight from Tel Aviv to Vilnius as of 20 June. Flights are scheduled to operate every week on Wednesdays.

Mr. Bezalel Karvat, the president of the company Sundor hopes that the launch of this new flight will mark the beginning of a year-round cooperation and of at least twice a week operation next season. “Sundor is hoping that the Israeli tourists will discover the endless possibilities Lithuania can offer and that the Lithuanian tourists will discover the variety  that Israel and the Holly land can offer,” – Mr. Karvat said.
“Direct flights between Vilnius and Tel Aviv show a clear desire for friendly and close communication between people of the two countries,” Emanuelis Zingeris, the Member of the Lithuanian Parliament, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Chairman of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Knesset of Israel, emphasised the importance of the new flight.

Sundor is a full subsidiary of El Al Israel Airlines. It was established in 1977 mainly as a charter operator. The company operates flights to popular holiday destinations, such as ski resorts in Swiss, Italian, French and Austrian Alps, Greece Islands, Cyprus, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona and other. The company also operates charter pilgrimage charter flights mainly from Poland, Slovakia, Italy and Spain.

In 2011 El Al carried around 350,000 passengers.