ISRAEL’S SECOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BE BUILT NEAR EILAT

A second international airport in Israel will be built at Timna, approximately 18 km north of Eilat on the Red Sea, according to a decision by the Israeli Cabinet.The construction of the new airport, which is expected to be completed within three years and replace the airports in city of Eilat  and nearby Ovda, will encourage the growth of incoming international tourism traffic. The total cost of the project is estimated at 300 million euro, and passenger traffic is expected to be over 1.5 million people a year, from both