TIRANA, Feb. 8 – Albanian Minister of Tourism Blendi Klosi announced this week direct flights from Tirana to Tel Aviv will launch twice a week starting from April 13 after a meeting with Israeli counterpart Yariv Levin in Tel Aviv.
Klosi said the number of Israeli tourists in Albania is expected to double up, mounting to 50,000 people per year.
In the context of the good relations between the countries, Klosi said tourists will be informed on the historic Jewish journey to Albania and the fact Albania is one of the few countries counting more Jews at the end of WWII than the beginning.
In turn, Levin greeted the concrete efforts made by both countries to increase cooperation by launching direct flights – a mechanism that will further stimulate touristic exchange.
“It is a friendship that emerged in the difficult times of Second World War, when Albanians became the door to the hospitality of thousands of Jewish families,” said Minister Levin.
He added this is a factor that will further strengthen relations even in the economic spectrum.
Klosi also introduced Levin to the recent initiatives of the Albanian government to promote touristic investment and invited the Israeli counterpart for an official visit to Albania.
