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Domestic flights from Tel Aviv, Haifa to stop running on Saturdays

By Zohar Blumenkrantz, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Israel, airlines, airport

As of February 1st there will cease to be domestic flights from Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv and the airport in Haifa on Saturdays, the Transportation Ministry announced Tuesday.

The flights will no longer run due to a dispute between the Defense and Transportation ministry over the training and funding of military air traffic supervisors.

The decision is expected to be most damaging to domestic flight companies such as Arkia and Israir airlines, as well as private flight companies since the bulk of these companies business is on the weekends.

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Arkia airlines said in response that the "airlines are not directly involved in this issue as it pertains to the relationship between the Airport Authority and the Air Force. If there are no air traffic supervisors during weekends and holidays the airports will be forced to close down on these days. If this were to happen, it would cause difficulties for people who fly from Sde Dov to Eilat. The financial loss to the airlines would also be damaging."

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1.	Domestic flights	17:10	\|	RS	01/01/08

2.	It`s hilarious that there are flights between TA and Haiifa	17:45	\|	Conroy	01/01/08

3.	Israel is too small to need domestic flights!	17:52	\|	JustMe	01/01/08

4.	To fly or not to fly -	18:41	\|	Noam	01/01/08

5.	#4 Noam`s in a bad mood today	20:43	\|	Conroy	01/01/08

6.	domestic flights- CONROY WAS HERE	21:26	\|	Noam	01/01/08

7.	Noam	07:12	\|	Conroy	02/01/08

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