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United Airlines said to extend suspension of nonstop routes to Israel until June 14
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel
United Airlines extends its suspension of nonstop flight services to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport through June 14, according to Hebrew media reports and ticket availability on its website, as Israel’s airspace remains closed to foreign airlines amid the war with Iran.
The US carrier previously put the Tel Aviv route on hold through April 19 following the closure of Israel’s airspace on February 28, the first day of the war. Online ticket sales on the non-stop route between New York and Ben Gurion Airport via United’s website are now halted through June 14. Meanwhile, US rival Delta extended the suspension of its Tel Aviv route through May 31.
“Our flights to TLV remain suspended,” United EMEIA communications manager Samir Nador says in an e-mailed statement to The Times of Israel. The statement did not address the extension of the suspension through June 14.
Israel’s airspace has been shut to most commercial traffic since February 28. Earlier this month, Ben Gurion Airport gradually reopened for limited inbound and outbound flights permitted to operate solely by Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, Israir and Air Haifa to repatriate Israelis stuck abroad and help travelers inside the country leave.
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