Posted on 10/25/19
| News Source: Vosizneias.com
Jerusalem (VosIzNeias) – Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire co-founder of multinational venture capital conglomerate the Virgin Group, is visiting this week the state of Israel to inaugurate the airline’s new route from London Heathrow to Ben-Gurion Airport.
Branson, who kissed the ground after landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday told reporters that Israel is a country of “great entrepreneurs doing incredible things”.
The five-hour flight – the company’s shortest from the UK – will operate on Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330-300 aircraft and offer in excess of 180,000 seats per year across all classes between Tel Aviv and Heathrow.
Branson is also set to meet Israeli entrepreneurs and startups to make a five-minute pitch to Branson.