Summer Is Here – and Israeli Airlines Are Flying High on Their Near-Monopoly

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The Greek airline Blue Bird Airways is significantly expanding its operations between Israel and Italy, and starting in September it will operate direct flights from Tel Aviv to four destinations in Italy: Rome, Bologna, Naples and Bergamo, which serves as the gateway to the Milan region. The line to Bergamo began operating in May 2026, and is now being joined by three additional destinations. This makes Italy one of the company's core destinati…