Low-cost flying is becoming less low-cost, while regional instability has made air links to Europe increasingly fragile.
Author - Sharon Pardo
Sharon Pardo is a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), as well as a professor of European studies and international relations in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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