| This trend also continued during the first 9 months of 2019 when approx 6.4 million trips abroad were made by Israelis – an increase of 3.4 % compared to the same period in 2018.
The total population of Israel is 9 million which means that almost half of the total population travelled abroad in 2018. The average age of Israelis traveling abroad is 40.
The main reasons for this high and constant increase of outbound traffic is the relative quiet military situation; the positive state of the Israeli economy; the decreased fuel costs, the strong value of the local currency and the open-sky policy which allows more airlines to fly to Israel increasing competition and lowering airfares.
Rwandair and Air Seychelles have recently started flights to Tel Aviv while Ethiopian Airlines flies daily from Addis to Tel Aviv. There are also Israeli charter services into Zanzibar. |
