JERUSALEM – Europe’s low-cost ******* Ryanair says it will start its first cheap flights in and out of ****** in ********.

The Irish budget ******* said Tuesday it will offer twice-weekly flights between ******’s Ovda airport near Eilat and Budapest, Kaunas, and Krakow. The company plans to serve 40,000 customers each year.

Ryanair says its first Israeli flights will go on sale Thursday. The ******** and December flights will be available for two days at a special price starting at $32, or 29.99 euros.

****** will be the 31st country Ryanair serves. The company, which is trying to expand to other *********** destinations, said it is continuing to negotiate with Israeli authorities to add more routes.