Lufthansa's 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Lufthansa If we were to look for any positive angle to the strike at Ben Gurion Airport yesterday, August 20, whose effects are still noticeable, we would find it in Lufthansa's response to the events.
The German aviation giant will rarely operate one of the company's flagship aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, on the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv route.
The luxurious plane has between 26 and 28 business class seats, between 21 and 28 premium economy seats, and an additional 230-240 economy class seats.
In the past 24 hours, both Israeli and foreign airlines have suffered delays, cancellations, and difficulties loading and unloading luggage due to the severe strike at Ben Gurion Airport.
It is clear that the German airline understands the needs of passengers well and is attentive to them, and therefore decided to place the wide-body aircraft on the line as a one-time operation, which will replace the A320 family aircraft that is permanently on the lines to Frankfurt and Munich.