The first flight on the new route will depart from Ben-Gurion Airport on March 30. During the inauguration period, the airline will offer flights to Madrid starting from $399, including taxes, for economy class, and starting from $999 for business class.
The Tel Aviv-Madrid route will include three weekly flights – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays – on a Boeing 737-800 plane, which will leave Israel at 4:15 pm and land in the Spanish capital at 8:45 pm. Connecting night flights to South America will be offered on Airbus 330-200 planes.
The starting price of a flight from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires, Lima and Uruguay will be $899, and a flight to Sao Paolo will cost $799 or more.
The company offers a business class ticket for all its destinations in South America starting from $1,999, including taxes.
Passengers will receive their boarding pass for the connecting flight to South America at Ben-Gurion Airport and will not have to check in again at the Madrid Airport.
The fare includes luggage, a meals, newspapers, seat reservation and early check-in.
"Air Europe expects the inauguration of the new route to significantly increase the number of tourists arriving in Israel from Spain and South America," said Nissim Sagis, the commercial director of TAL Aviation, which represents the Spanish airline in Israel. "We will continue to offer our customers additional attractive destinations in South America for reduced fares."