Continental to offer nonstop SFO-Tel Aviv Route

Continental Airlines is in the final stages of a feasibility study of a Tel Aviv-San Francisco route. If the plan goes through, Continental would be the first airline to fly directly from Tel Aviv to San Francisco
 
Reports in the USA indicate that Continental Airlines is in the final stages of a feasibility study of a Tel Aviv-San Francisco route, which could be launched by the end of 2011.
 
According to press release published last week, Continental's Tel Aviv-Newark flights are running at 95% occupancy, and the merger with United creates more possibilities of direct flights from Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport to international air travel hubs.
 
If the plan goes through, Continental would be the first airline to fly directly from Tel Aviv to San Francisco, a popular destination due to its closeness to Silicon Valley. Continental leads foreign airlines at Ben-Gurion Airport in terms of passenger numbers and is the airport's second-busiest after El Al.
 
Continental has not yet decided on details about the route, or when it might be launched. It will also have to decide what plane to use; the airline currently uses Boeing 777s on its Tel Aviv-Newark route.