As part of the agreement, El Al's flight code (LY) will be added to flights operated by Tarom from Tel Aviv to  Bucharest, resulting in a total of 18 weekly flights operated by both airlines.

El Al's CEO, Dina Ben Tal-Ganancia, said: "The new agreement with Tarom is another important step in implementing our strategy to expand the network of routes departing from Tel Aviv.”

The company has developed over 22 code-share agreements in recent years with leading international airlines, including American Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM, Azerbaijan Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, according to jpost.com.

Tarom operates a fleet of 18 aircraft and offers 70 destinations through its own flights or code-share partnerships.

El Al has a fleet of 47 aircraft and flies to 50 destinations.