Pictured above (right to left): Mike and Janet Huckabee, son David, daughter-in-law Lauren, daughter Sarah and future son-in-law Bryan Sanders.                    Photo credit:  Shimon Golding

New York, NY – February 2, 2010 – National radio talk show host and former Presidential Candidate/Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, departed this weekend with his family on an EL AL flight to Israel.  Huckabee is leading a group of 160 people on a 10 day of tour of the Holyland.  While in Israel, they will all visit many important tourist and religious sites as well as meet with Israeli government officials.  Huckabee has made a dozen trips on EL AL to the Holyland but this is his first time as a group leader.

About EL AL

Celebrating more than 60 years of service, EL AL, Israel's national airline, offers the most nonstop flights between New York (JFK/Newark) and Israel as well as the only nonstop service from Los Angeles.  Worldwide, EL AL flies to more than 40 destinations from Israel and serves dozens of other destinations throughout the world via partnerships with many other carriers (including 22 additional cities in the U.S.A.). Only EL AL has First Class service on nonstop flights between the U.S.A. and Israel. The airline has annual revenues of about $2.1 billion and carries more than 1.9 million passengers every year.

EL AL embodies Israel’s values of innovation and caring and the promise of a genuine Israeli welcome.  Your Israel experience begins with EL AL and warm Israeli hospitality. Israeli flight attendants will make you feel at home, the best trained Israeli pilots will take you to and from Israel and passengers enjoy enhanced in-flight dining with freshly prepared healthy meals. 

EL AL. It’s not just an airline. It’s Israel.