Israeli carrier El Al’s leisure and charter operator, Sun D’Or, has echoed its parent’s strong financial performance with a doubling of full-year profit.
Sun D’Or transported over 1 million passengers last year, for the first time in its history, according to El Al’s latest financial statement.
The carrier uses a pair of Boeing 737-800s with capacity supplemented by wet-leasing from foreign operators.
Its full-year profit reached $59 million – compared with just under $30 million in 2023 – on the back of a near-50% rise in revenues to $189 million.
Sun D’Or serves 16 European cities, including Warsaw, Chisinau, Porto, Thessaloniki, Tbilisi, and several resorts in the Mediterranean region. It will offer services to Tirana, Mykonos and Lefkada this year.
El Al says the carrier, which specialises in routes up to 4h duration, has recently adopted a new brand identity to reflect its status as the group’s leisure operator.
