Air Haifa
Israeli airline
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Air Haifa (Hebrew: אייר חיפה, Arabic: طيران حيفا), stylized as airHaifa, is an Israeli airline operating flights to Eilat, Cyprus and Greece. Its hub is Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport, hence the name.
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| Founded | 2023 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Haifa, Israel | ||||||
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| Website | airhaifa | ||||||
History
Air Haifa, the first new Israeli airline since the 1990s,[4] was founded by Nir Zuk, the founder of Palo Alto Networks, and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Strauss Group. Among other founders are former El Al chief commercial officer Michael Strassburger, former ZIM CEO, Rafi Danieli,[3] former vice president of operations for El Al, Lior Yavor, former CEO of El Al, Gonen Osishkin.[5]
The company was officially registered on 20 March 2023.[6]
The airline states that it is the first commercial airline to be established at Haifa Airport.[2]
Destinations
Air Haifa has launched operations on 30 September 2024,[7] initially operating flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat until 11 October 2024, eventually launching flights from Haifa to Eilat and Larnaca, on 13 and 14 October 2024, respectively. Future plans include routes to Turkey.[8]
Ticket sales on the airline's website began on 25 September 2024.
As of IATA Northern Winter 2025 airHaifa operates following destinations:[9]
Fleet
As of November 2025[update], Air Haifa operates the following aircraft:[16][17][18]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 72-600 | 3 | 1 | 72 | First aircraft was delivered on 28 July 2024[4][19][20], second aircraft is ex Garuda Indonesia[21] |
| 2 | — | 78 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | ||
