Ryanair has announced it is to start flying from Israel from November.

This will see it launch three new routes at Eilat Ovda Airport to Budapest, Kaunas and Krakow.

Its Israeli operations will see it fly the three new routes twice weekly.

This means six weekly return flights to and from Israel's second international airport.

The airline says it will continue to negotiate with the Israeli authorities over future routes, and looks forward to growing Israeli tourism, traffic and jobs.

Seats for the routes go on sale from tomorrow for travel in November and December.