El Al are to launch a 3-times-a-week direct service from Manchester UK to Tel Aviv, commencing 25th May 2019.  “We’re going to make Israel even closer,” said Michael Strassburger of El Al, at the 2018 World Travel Market in London.

https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/direct-flights-between-manchester-and-israel-to-resume-next-year/