Tel Aviv - Hanoi Direct Air Route Announced
A direct air route linking Tel Aviv (Israel) with Hanoi was announced at a ceremony held in the Israeli capital on August 12.
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The first flight in scheduled in December 2025 or January 2026, said the representative of Arkia Airlines. Tickets will be sold for the Tel Aviv–Hanoi route starting from this October. The flight is estimated to take 11 hours and 35 minutes, reducing the travel time by an average of 5 to 9 hours and 1 to 2 stopovers.
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| A direct air route linking Tel Aviv (Israel) with Hanoi was announced at a ceremony held in the Israeli capital on August 12 (Photo: Nhan Dan Online). |
The opening of this route implements cooperation under an aviation agreement between Vietnam and Israel, following a period of disruption.
Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung believed Arkia’s launch of the direct flight to Hanoi demonstrated the airline’s strong confidence in the potential of the Vietnamese market.
He affirmed that the opening of the route will boost tourism, trade, investment, as well as people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, especially in the context that the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA) came into effect in November 2024.
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