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Israeli airlines extend suspension of flights to Israel through Tuesday; Arkia flies stranded Israelis to Egyptian border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel
Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, and Israir extend suspensions of their flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport through Tuesday, amid expectations that the country’s airspace will not reopen until at least Wednesday.
As it is uncertain when Ben Gurion Airport will reopen, Arkia today launched special flights between Athens in Greece and Taba International Airport in Egypt to help thousands of stranded Israelis return home via land border crossing.
Starting Monday, flights will also be operated to Taba from Rome in Italy and Larnaca in Cyprus, Arkia says.
Israir says it is readying to operate flights to and from both Taba and Jordan’s Aqaba airport near the southern coastal city of Eilat, but has not provided further details.
The Times of Israel Community.