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About Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is a small city in Israel that has a vibrant nightlife, rich culture and history. You will also find some of the best desserts in the city at several ice cream parlours. While the city has embraced the modern way of living, it also manages to strike a balance between preserving its traditions and welcoming modernity. The city is also known for its diverse dining scenes and for serving the best Israeli food you'll ever get anywhere else. The Tel Aviv Port is one of the major attractions in the city that is also a hotspot for young couples and friends to stroll around at night. It is Israel's second-largest city and has a very artistic feel to it. Waking up to the view of the turquoise blue waters and sandy beaches is literally a dream come true. Tel Aviv is one of the most underrated vacation spots in the world and definitely needs more attention than it gets. Make sure you add the city to your travel itinerary right away. No one has ever come back from the city feeling disappointed, a little blue maybe because their vacation ended.
Best Time to Visit Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv experiences winter from December to February when the temperature ranges from 9 to 19 degree Celsius. While it is not too cold, it is not too hot either. Make sure you book your hotel in Tel Aviv for several weeks in advance to avoid the price surge. The city expects a lot of youngsters around this time who either want to take a stroll by the shore or just hit the beach, but since the water is way too chilly in winter, most travellers settle for a stroll. However, there are chances of it raining during this season, too. Make sure you pack an umbrella if you are planning a trip to Tel Aviv during this season. You will also have to book your flight tickets to Tel Aviv in advance to dodge the surge. It will be difficult to get cheap flight tickets to Tel Aviv so close to the peak season. You can attend events like the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival or the Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon in February.
Spring season hits Tel Aviv in March and April. The temperature ranges from 11 to 22 degree Celsius making this the perfect season to plan a trip to the city. The summer crowd is yet to hit the city, so you have the beaches and most tourist attractions all to yourself. While the days can get pretty warm, the nights are colder. Tourists love sitting at the outdoor cafes and just admiring the beautiful view of the city. You will still not be able to go for a swim in the Mediterranean because it is still going to be pretty cold out there. You can take part in Israel Independence Day celebrations if you are going to take off to Tel Aviv in April.
May to August is summer in Tel Aviv, and the temperature ranges from 17 to 30 degree Celsius. This is the perfect time for you to put on your fanciest bikini or swimwear and head to the beach. You can go for a swim or just enjoy a little sunbathing. June to August are the driest months in Tel Aviv since it doesn't rain at all during this time, which is one of the reasons why it sees a peak in tourism in summer. You might want to book your hotel in Tel Aviv for several months in advance because it will get packed for the summer. You might also land exciting flight deals to Tel Aviv if you book it in advance. You can attend festivals like Tel Aviv Pride, TLVFest, The Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival and the White Night International Festival, also called Laila Lavan.
September to November is autumn season in Tel Aviv and the temperature ranges from 14 to 29 degree Celsius. If crowded places or crowds, in general, tend to ruin your holiday, this is the perfect time for you to head to Tel Aviv. However, hotel and flight rates do not see a dip at all. You can attend events like High Holy Days, DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival and Tel Aviv Night Run.
Places to Visit in Tel Aviv
The Beach Promenade is one location that is jammed with tourists and locals, especially during peak season. It gives you easy access to the church but also to the series of cafes. Rabin Square is Israel's most famous plaza and an important site to visit. It has a memorial for Israel's late Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated after a pro-peace rally. Jaffa's Old City is yet another port city near Tel Aviv that will leave you stumped. The shopaholic in you will screech right through the roof at Jaffa's flea market. Tel Aviv port is also a famous spot among youngsters that offers a beautiful view of the sea. The Great Synagogue on Allenby Street attracts a lot of party animals and can be called a nightlife hotspot. You can also visit the Tel Aviv Museum to know more about its history. The city has a lot of museums and historical monuments that art and history buffs would enjoy thoroughly. However, most tourists just come here for the party.
Things to do in Tel Aviv
Sign up for a guided tour of the city that includes all the museums and historical tours. You can also explore these on your own if you don't want help. The city has quite a few recreational areas like the Tayelet, Neve Tzedek, Jaffa, Tel Aviv Port and the list goes on. Tel Aviv city has about 16 beaches with clean toilers and outdoor showers, but that's not what they pride themselves on the most. The clean beaches and blue waters are what invites tourists to the city. You can try top sea surfing or regular surfing, snorkelling, boating and other such water-related activities. You can also sign up for one of Israel's food tours and get to sample some of them. The shopping scene in Tel Aviv is exciting, and you will certainly end buying more than you want to. The city is also known for its happening and exciting nightlife. Make sure you attend at least one of the parties. If you have taken off to Tel Aviv with your friends, you won't have to rely on an external company of strangers, but even so, Tel Aviv is one party destination that you don't want to miss at all. You can also sign up for a cooking class in the city and learn how to cook Israeli food. If you are staying in a guesthouse of sorts with kitchen facilities, you can head to the market, buy some fresh produce and recreate the meals you learnt all by yourself. You might want to uncork the wine bottle before you finish cooking.
Foods and Restaurants in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv has a very eclectic dining scene but more than that, a vibrant nightlife. From quaint cafes to fancy restaurants and cafes, you will find everything that suits your taste buds here. Hummus Masabacha, Kanafeh and Sabich are some of the highly recommended Mediterranean cuisines that you will find here. You can head to Night Kitchen for an authentic and delicious variety of Mediterranean cuisines. If you feel like treating yourself to some seafood, you can head to Shila - Sharon Cohen's Kitchen and Bar. Santa Katarina is another popular restaurant known for bringing something new to its menu constantly and for its tasty Mediterranean food. It is not easy to find kosher options in Israel easily, but you can head to Falafel Hakosem that has been getting great reviews from tourists and the locals. The House of Hummus and Abu Hassan are some of the other popular options you can try here. Dallal Bakery is a favourite amongst the locals and the tourists.
How to reach Tel Aviv
Ben Gurion Airport is the main international airport that serves Israel and is about 20 km away from Tel Aviv. The flight connectivity to Tel Aviv from India is decent. Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines have frequent flights to Tel Aviv from India with layovers at Addis Ababa and Istanbul. You might get cheap flight tickets to Tel Aviv if you are travelling during the offseason. Make sure you are also hooked to your phones or screens whenever there is a sale on tickets. If you are lucky, you might get exciting flight deals to Tel Aviv online. Even though the airport is quite far from the city, getting a cab from the airport does not prove to be a task. The airport has free WiFi, premium lounges, duty-free shops, 24-hours medical care, ATMs, restaurants, cafes, currency exchange and so on. Based on the flight that you choose, your plane journey can be anywhere between 18- 25 hours. Make sure you book a ticket that has a lesser travel time.
About Uzbekistan Airways
JSC Uzbekistan Airways which primarily works as Uzbekistan Airways, is the national flag carrier of Uzbekistan. The airline's headquarters is in Tashkent while its hub is at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport. The airline caters to a plethora of domestic routes and destinations with a handful of international routes across Europe, Asia and North America. Following the disbandment of the Soviet Union in 1992, the then president of Uzbekistan Islan Karimov authorised to create its own national carrier, Uzbekistan Airways. The same year, the airline was established, and operations of the Uzbekistan division of Aeroflot were conducted. In 1993, the airline acquired its first two Airbus A310-300s as part of its fleet. Along with the two Airbus aircraft, Uzbekistan Airways' fleet also comprised Russian-manufactured aircraft such as Yakovlev Yak-40s, Ilyushin II-62 and Antonov An-24/26s, to name a few. In the same year, the airline also ordered for its first Boeing aircraft, two Boeing 767-300ERs and a single Boeing 757. They also played as the launch customers for the Russian aircraft Ilyushin II-114.
The national flag carrier is recognised worldwide as the best operator of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. As of 2016-17, Uzbekistan Airways also showcased that they have the best figure with no-accident exploitation of aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner among other airline operators of the same aircraft in the world. With this, they became one of the only airlines in the world to provide 100 percent safety with respect to aircrafts such as Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Following the same, Uzbekistan Airways also received an award by the Boeing Company for following the safety protocols to function the said type of aircraft. The airline's Dreamliners have flight operations to international routes such as Dubai, Delhi, Istanbul, Seoul, Moscow, Singapore, New York via Latvia, Kuala Lumpur, Amritsar and more. The airline also introduced a direct flight route Tashkent - New York - Tashkent with their Dreamliner aircraft. In 2000, Uzbekistan Airways employed 16,296 staff and further worked on its expansions and airport upgradation.
As of 2014, the airline carried about 2.625 million passengers, which was a 1.9 per cent dip from the previous year's cumulative figure. Instead, the cargo transport saw an increase of 4.6 per cent. Uzbekistan Airways made quite a few changes with its hub airport too, in order to accommodate better facilities for the flights. In fact, it is recognised to have one of the largest high-technological air cargo complexes in the Central Asia region. Along with this, the airline has also introduced better passenger terminals with comfortable facilities for the passengers. It has been reported that there are many aviation services that have expressed interest in cooperating and working with Uzbekistan Airways. The airline, with its repair and maintenance provisions for aircraft, has snagged the attention of several airline companies and aircraft manufacturers. Much recently, the airline also proposed a project to construct Uzbekistan Airways's Air company that would cater to a self base with provisions of a training school to enable teaching and schooling the crew and airline staff.
Fleet size of Uzbekistan Airways
As of 2020, the fleet size of Uzbekistan Airways stands at 32 with variants of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. In 2007, the airline ordered six Airbus A320s to be part of the fleet. During the time of the order, the airline had a strong fleet of 55 aircraft. Ten of the aircraft were of different models and included Russian-crafted planes such as Yakovlev Yak-40, among them. The same year, Uzbekistan Airways ordered two Boeing 787-8s to join its fleet. Later in 2008, the airline further added four more orders of Boeing 767-300ERs for a whopping cost of USD 597 million as part of the deal. They also boosted their order of Airbus A320 to ten aircraft. The airline received the first batch of its Airbus A320 delivery in 2010 which kickstarted its Tashkent-Baku route. The four Boeing 767-300ERs that were ordered in 2008 were also delivered to the airline in 2012. In the same year, Uzbekistan Airlines returned the An-24 aircraft from active operations. Following year, Islamic Development Bank signed a deal of USD 270 million with the Uzbekistan government to utilise part of the finances to acquire two Boeing aircraft for Uzbekistan Airways. Airbus A310 also retired from active operations in 2013. Further, the airline converted two of its oldest Boeing 767-300ER aircraft into freight carriers.
Baggage allowance
Baggage allowance on Uzbekistan Airways is the same as what is followed globally by a majority of airlines. The free baggage that is part of the passenger ticket includes the weight of not more than 30 kg for business class and 20 kg for economy class respectively. The domestic routes of Uzbekistan Airways enable more baggage allowance which comprises 32 kg and 23 kg for business class and economy class respectively. However, for a majority of international routes, the same baggage allowance does not apply. Passengers should ensure that their baggage weight does not exceed the stated weight. As for hand baggage, the airline cannot exceed the dimensions of more than 115 cm for the bag. The hand baggage must fall within the dimensions of 56 x 45 x 25 cm. These bags need to fit perfectly in the overhead bin and enable swift accommodation for other passenger baggage too. All the passengers flying from Uzbekistan Airways are allowed to carry only one hand baggage with an additional small bag that could be a crutch, a handbag, a laptop bag or a briefcase. These bags should be small enough to fit under the front seat.
In-flight services
In-flight services that can be experienced on Uzbekistan Airways' aircraft is quite decent. The airline has worked to bring forth facilities and amenities on board that would help cater to the comfort of the passengers. They have introduced reclining seats that are of leather. The ones in the business class even turn into flat beds, giving the passengers the luxury they seek. The airline has installed personal entertainment systems for individual seats with the latest entertainment content such as movies, TV shows and music. The in-flight meal services are also present and complimentary for passengers who are travelling on medium-haul or long haul flights. The hospitality of the in-flight crew is also extremely good.
Popular routes and top cities for Uzbekistan Airways
Uzbekistan Airways offers extremely strong domestic route connections as well as international route connections. Much of the international operations of Uzbekistan Airways take place from Tashkent. However, the airline does offer services to domestic cities that enable passengers to fly to other countries. The airline hasn't become part of any airline alliance as of 2020. A majority of flight services of the airline cater to East European and Central Asian cities. It is also a big player in the Russian aviation industry. It offers services to a slew of Russian cities such as Kazan, Moscow, Sochi, Saint Petersburg, Ufa, Volgograd, Moscow, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk and Voronezh. As for international routes that the airline caters to, some of the cities are Baku, Minsk, Beijing, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Delhi, Amritsar, Mumbai, Jakarta, Tel Aviv, Milan, Rome, Tokyo-Narita, Almaty, Riga, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Jeddah, Phuket, Istanbul, Dubai and London-Heathrow. Flight services for its domestic routes cater to cities such as Andijan, Fergana, Navoi, Nukus, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urgench, Termez, Qarshi, Bukhara and Namangan, in Uzbekistan.
Why travel from Uzbekistan Airways?
Uzbekistan Airways, in its 28 years, has managed to gain quite a lot of momentum in the aviation industry of the country. In fact, it has raked in a lot of attention from neighbouring countries, including Russia. Over the years, the airline has included a slew of domestic route cities in its list of destinations, enabling excellent connectivity across the country. Further, the airline has also introduced various international route connectivity such as the one from Tashkent to New York City with Riga as its one-stop. These have further enabled the airline to receive a good name among frequent passengers. Uzbekistan Airways has allowed regional cities to cross borders and reach various European, Russian and North American cities. However, the perks of travelling by Uzbekistan Airways doesn't end there. Their fleet also has the latest aircraft that function on high-technological engines and parts. This has helped with the airline's efficiency and lack of accidents or technical concerns.
While these reasons do stand out as it offers safety to the passengers onboard, Uzbekistan Airways' in-flight services are also worth mentioning. They have the best seats, extremely friendly crew and also have intriguing baggage allowance deals for passengers. The airline recently introduced their mobile app that would enable travellers to know more about Uzbekistan Airways' flight schedules, do web check-ins to save time and get a heads up on the flight status. Passengers can book an Uzbekistan Airways flight and save the ticket details on the app. The same can be presented at the airline's check-in counter with barely any discrepancy. The airline does have frequent flyer programmes that can be quite beneficial for the passengers who choose their airline or travel to the routes offered by Uzbekistan Airways.
