El Al beginning Aug. 24 will add connecting service from six U.S. airports to 10 global destinations via Tel Aviv, the carrier announced Thursday. Passengers also can schedule a free stop-over in Israel for up to seven days, with no visa required for U.S. citizens to visit or transit Israel.
The destinations include Bangkok, Hong Kong and Tokyo in Asia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Mumbai and New Delhi in India; and Athens, Dubai, Istanbul and Sharm el Sheikh in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The six U.S. cities the flights will operate to and from include Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark and New York using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
