El Al cancels regularly scheduled flights through March 27; doesn’t apply to repatriation flights

Israel’s flagship carrier El Al cancels its regular scheduled flights planned through March 27, citing current restrictions on operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.

In accordance with Home Front Command guidelines, scheduled flights planned to depart through March 27 are cancelled, the airline says.

The cancellations apply only to regularly scheduled flights and do not include repatriation flights that are currently operating.

Scheduled flights to the following destinations are cancelled: Tbilisi, Budapest, Zurich, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Boston, Batumi, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Heraklion, Krakow, Larnaca, London Luton, Lyon, Marseille, Bucharest, Paphos, Prague, Chisinau, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Salzburg, Podgorica, Tirana, Tivat, Venice and Vienna.

“At this stage, due to current restrictions, we are unable to offer alternative flights for customers whose flights have been canceled,” El Al says, adding that affected customers can get a full refund or a credit voucher for future travel.

Israel’s airspace has been shut to most commercial traffic since February 28, when joint attacks with the US on Iran began.

Earlier this month, Ben Gurion Airport gradually reopened for limited inbound and outbound flights operated by Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, Israir and Air Haifa to repatriate Israelis stuck abroad and help travelers inside the country leave.