Wikipedia's first sentence called it “airline based in tel aviv”. Today it says “israeli airline”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Arkia Israeli Airlines is an airline based in Tel Aviv , Israel . It is Israel's second largest airline operating domestic services and charters to western Europe and the Mediterranean . Its main base is Ben Gurion International Airport , Tel Aviv, and it has a hub at Yafo Sde Dov Airport , Tel Aviv.1
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It is Israel 's second largest airline operating scheduled domestic and international services as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean .Arkia also operates a significant number of flights out of Tel Aviv - Sde Dov Airport , Eilat , and Ovda International Airport .
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Its head office is on the grounds of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv , Israel . It is Israel 's second-largest airline, operating scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean . Its main base is Sde Dov Airport, with hubs at Eilat Airport and Ovda International Airport .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Its head office is on the grounds of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv , Israel . It is Israel 's second-largest airline, operating scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean . Its main base is Ben Gurion Airport, with hubs at Eilat Airport and Ramon Airport .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Its head office is on the grounds of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv , Israel . It is Israel 's second-largest airline, operating scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean . Its main base is Ben Gurion Airport, with hub at Ramon Airport . רז-חיימוביץ', מיכל (26 July 2020)."בדרך לסכסוך עבודה בארקיע; העובדים: "הבעלים לא עושים דבר" " ."הטיפול במשבר עובר ידיים: ירון אמזלג מונה למנכ"ל ארקיע החדש | בלעדי" .
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Its head office is on the grounds of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv , Israel . It is Israel 's second-largest airline, operating scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean . Its main base is Ben Gurion Airport, with a hub at the Ramon Airport .As of 2020, there are 420 employees employed at Arkia. רז-חיימוביץ', מיכל (26 July 2020). "בדרך לסכסוך עבודה בארקיע; העובדים: "הבעלים לא עושים דבר" " . "Israel's Arkia to resume as deal inked on layoffs, pay cuts" . ch-aviation .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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airline based in tel aviv
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israeli airline
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