Arkia announces it will resume repatriation flights at 2 p.m.

Israeli carrier Arkia says it will resume repatriation flights to bring back Israelis stranded abroad once the country’s airspace reopens for takeoffs and landings at 2 p.m.

Israel closed the country’s airspace this morning following the US attack on Iran. Arkia reports that a repatriation flight from Paris that was diverted to Larnaca because of the airspace closure, will land today at Ben Gurion Airport. An additional flight from Bucharest to Tel Aviv is also expected to bring Israelis home today.

On Monday, Arkia plans to operate three flights, from Athens, Rome, and Larnaca, that were postponed because of the temporary closure of the airspace.

Customers who were assigned for flights today will receive a personal message with departure details. Passengers who were not assigned to today’s limited flight schedule will receive an update later today regarding their assignment to flights on Monday.