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Arkia Israel Airlines is an Israeli airline based in Tel Aviv. It operates scheduled, charter and cargo flights to domestic and international destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean, from its main hub in Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport. The company was launched in 1949 as Eilata Airlines by Israel's Labor Federation and EL AL Israel Airlines (the Israeli legacy airline). After years of uncertain growth, in 1980's the airline was acquired by private owners and began a period of expansion. Now is one of the largest Israeli airlines.