Germany’s Lufthansa airline group says it is preparing to gradually resume its flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport starting August 1.
The carrier group – which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings – halted service to and from Tel Aviv through at least July 31 after Israel’s airspace was closed on June 13 due to the Iran conflict.
Due to “operational reasons,” the group is suspending SWISS flights to and from Tel Aviv through October 25, as previously announced.
Israel reopened its airspace nearly two weeks ago, but several major European and US airlines have not yet announced a resumption date of flight operations to and from Tel Aviv, including British Airways, United Airlines, and Delta.
French carrier Air France resumed nonstop flights between Ben Gurion and Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport today.
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