UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 29, 2016. Ural Airlines now operates direct flights from Saint Petersburg and Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel, the air carrier’s press service reports.

Flights will be operated every Thursday and Sunday starting from March 19. Prices start from 8,000 RUR (one piece of luggage under 10kg included) for Saint Petersburg-Tel Aviv flights and from 8,350 RUR (one piece of luggage under 10kg included) for Moscow-Tel Aviv ones.

‘The departure and arrival times are scheduled conveniently for those wishing to plan their trips by the minute. For one, you can arrive in Tel Aviv in order to enjoy a guided tour of the city and then have a beach holiday and depart from Eilat, from where Ural Airlines operate flights to Moscow and Saint Petersburg as well. The airline’s new flight options also provide a great opportunity to travel to Moscow and Saint Petersburg,’ the press service says.

Ural Airlines proved Russia’s 5th largest air carrier in terms of passenger turnover in January-November 2015 and January-November 2016.