Wizz Air, British Airways extend suspension of flights to Israel

Hungarian low-cost airline giant Wizz Air and British Airways further extend their suspension of flight services to and from Tel Aviv as Ben Gurion Airport remains closed for foreign airlines amid the war on Iran.

Wizz Air says it will extend its cancellation of flights through April 7, from the previously announced date of March 29. The budget carrier had been poised to set up an operational aviation hub in Israel as early as April, which could have boosted competition and brought down sky-high fares.

Citing the “continuing uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and airspace instability,” British Airways postpones the resumption of flights to June 1. The airline also cancels all flights ​to and from Amman, Bahrain, and Dubai.

Israel’s airspace has been shut to foreign airlines since February 28, when the war with Iran began.