British Billionaire Lands In Tel Aviv To Inaugurate New Airline Service In Israel

By i24 News
Posted on 10/24/19 | News Source: MATZAV

British billionaire and chairman of Virgin Atlantic Sir Richard Branson landed in Israel on Tuesday to inaugurate the airline’s new route from London Heathrow to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

As the famous businessman stepped off the plane, with stewardesses waving Israeli and British flags by his side, in a stint of showmanship, he kneeled on all fours and kissed the ground at the Ben Gurion Airport in front of a throng of reporters.

Praising Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit and advances in space technologies, Sir Branson told reporters that fresh insights and ideas from Israeli entrepreneurs working on space tech would be very welcome.

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