Crown Heights Travel Agent Strengthens Ties with Israeli Airlines
Shmulik Kravitsky of Crown Heights-based Sky 2000 Travel visited Israeli airline executives to with them a Happy New Year and thanked them for their assistance year-round to the Jewish community.
by COLlive Editor · COLliveThis past year proved to be one of the most volatile and challenging periods in modern history for transatlantic travel to Eretz Yisroel. With international carriers repeatedly suspending routes, an unprecedented surge in demand clashed with drastically limited flight capacity.
The Lubavitch and broader Jewish communities across the United States maintain deep, personal, and constant ties to Israel, making seat shortages especially acute. Regular booking channels routinely showed zero availability, leaving families, community members, and emergency travelers stranded with seemingly no options.
Working around the clock to bridge this critical gap was Shmulik Kravitsky of Crown Heights-based Sky 2000 Travel. Emphasizing throughout the ordeal that every open door comes only with help from Above, Kravitsky paired relentless advocacy with profound emunah. With G-d’s help, he succeeded in resolving countless complex and high-stakes itineraries.
When standard reservation systems failed, he made sure essential journeys could still happen through direct, around-the-clock coordination with airline leadership.
Taking advantage of a recent private visit to Israel ahead of the Yamim Tovim, Kravitsky personally met with senior executives across El Al, Israir, Arkia, and Sundor. The meetings served as an opportunity to convey heartfelt appreciation on behalf of the community and his travelers for the aviation leadership’s exceptional dedication, flexibility, and responsiveness during an extraordinary period.
The discussions were marked by mutual appreciation, reflection, and warm exchanges of brachos for a Shana Tova Umetuka. Both Kravitsky and the airline executives expressed their fervent prayer that the coming year brings renewed calm, safety, expanded skies, and stress-free journeys for all of Klal Yisroel.
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