Flying time between New York and Lydda Airport, Israel will be cut from 32 to 21 hours when El Al Israel National Airlines puts British-built Brittania turboprop passenger airlines on the flight, it was disclosed today. With delivery of the giant craft, El Al will operate a daily service on the transatlantic flight.
El Al also announced that it would renew service between Lydda and the Union of South Africa.
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