Business Forum • 27 March, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Israel's national airline El Al has announced the signing of a partnership with Romanian state-owned airline Tarom for flights between Tel Aviv and Bucharest.
As part of the agreement, El Al's flight code (LY) will be added to flights operated by Tarom from Tel Aviv to Bucharest, resulting in a total of 18 weekly flights operated by both airlines.
El Al's CEO, Dina Ben Tal-Ganancia, said: "The new agreement with Tarom is another important step in implementing our strategy to expand the network of routes departing from Tel Aviv.”
The company has developed over 22 code-share agreements in recent years with leading international airlines, including American Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM, Azerbaijan Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, according to jpost.com.
Tarom operates a fleet of 18 aircraft and offers 70 destinations through its own flights or code-share partnerships.
El Al has a fleet of 47 aircraft and flies to 50 destinations.