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Air Haifa
אייר חיפה
طيران حيفا
File:Air Haifa 2024 logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
E2 HFA[1] AIR HAIFA[1]
Founded2023
Operating basesUri Michaeli Haifa International Airport[2]
HubsUri Michaeli Haifa International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
HeadquartersHaifa, Israel
Key people
  • Shai Babad, co-founder
  • Rafi Danieli, co-founder
  • Uri Sciaky, COO
  • Michael Strassburger, co-founder & EVP commercial
  • Gonen Ussishkin, co-founder & CEO
  • Lior Yavor, co-founder & EVP operations
  • Nir Zuk, co-founder[3][2]
Websiteairhaifa.com

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.

History

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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

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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]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Sofia Vasil Levski Sofia Airport Begins 7 January 2026 [10]
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides [7][11]
Paphos Paphos International Airport [12][13]
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Athens Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos [14]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Seasonal [15]
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Eilat Ramon Airport [7][11]
Haifa Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport Base [7][11]
Tel Aviv David Ben Gurion International Airport Terminated [7]

Fleet

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As of November 2025, Air Haifa operates the following aircraft:[16][17][18]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 5 — 72 First aircraft was delivered on 28 July 2024[4][19][20]
1 — 78 Ex Garuda Indonesia[21]
Total 6 —

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