Tel Aviv, March 6 -- Israel's Arkia Airlines will introduce direct flights to two Indian cities -- Goa and Kochi, considered "dream destinations" by many Jews in this country, tapping the huge tourism potential between India and Israel.

Arkia will operate the new flights from September 2019, company officials said.

"Arkia will operate the new flights from September 2019 onward using recently acquired Airbus 321neoLR. Flights will take about seven hours and will operate throughout the year, except during the monsoon season in India," Orly Peleg-Mizrahi, spokesperson for the Israeli airline, told PTI.

The Israeli airlines' decision came after India's national-carrier Air India last year introduced direct flights between Delhi and Tel Avi...