New Airline Fly2Galicia to Use Planes Linked to Israeli Capital
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A new airline called Fly2Galicia will begin offering flights from Santiago de Compostela airport in northwest Spain.
The airline will not own its own aircraft. Instead, it will charter planes from another company for its routes.
That company has Israeli capital, meaning investors from Israel have provided funding to run it.
The company has faced scrutiny because of its involvement in flights used to remove Palestinian people from Gaza during the ongoing conflict there.
Fly2Galicia has now launched its official website, where travelers can check frequencies and available flight routes.
The airline hopes to boost tourism in the Galicia region by making it easier for visitors to reach the area by air.
Details about ticket prices and specific destinations have not been widely reported yet, but the airline's arrival has drawn attention both for its business plans and for questions about its aircraft supplier.
Vocabulary10 words
- charter
- to pay another company to use its planes
- capital
- money used to start or grow a business
- scrutiny
- careful and critical attention
- conflict
- a serious disagreement, often involving fighting
- frequency
- how often flights happen
- tourism
- the business of people traveling for pleasure
- route
- the path a flight takes between two places
- investor
- a person who gives money to a business hoping to gain more later
- aircraft
- another word for airplanes
- supplier
- a company that provides something needed, like planes
Quiz
Answer key
1. By chartering planes from another company 2. It has flown flights removing Palestinians from Gaza 3. Flight frequencies and routes