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An Air France Airbus A320 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Portugal, October 10, 2023. (AP/Armando Franca)
October 11, 2026, 1:25 pm
Fate of French shipment to Elbit unclear after anti-Israel groups push for it to be nixed
The cargo, said to contain gears for military vehicles, was reportedly blocked from an Air France flight, then wasn’t loaded onto El Al jet; defense firm declines to comment
By ToI Staff and Sharon Wrobel
A Lufthansa plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 7:57 pm
Lufthansa, ITA Airways resume flights to and from Ben Gurion after Iran war halt
Major airlines join several European operators in returning to Israel amid US-Iran deal; more to follow in coming weeks, with return of US carriers set for September
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: An Air France plane is parked at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 23, 2026, 11:13 pm
KLM cancels weekend flights to Tel Aviv, amid Iran tensions
Dutch airlines also cancel flights to Dubai and pair of Saudi cities, but no changes to guidelines from IDF or aviation authorities
By ToI Staff
An Air France Airbus A320 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Portugal, October 10, 2023. (AP/Armando Franca)
May 26, 2025, 9:07 pm
Air France to resume flights to Tel Aviv, while Lufthansa pushes off return
German airline extends halt until June 15 in aftermath of Houthi missile strike on airport, while Wizz Air and Delta have restarted operations to Tel Aviv
By Sharon Wrobel
Smoke in the area of Ben Gurion Airport after a ballistic missile was fired at Israel from Yemen on May 4, 2025 (Screen grab from social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 4, 2025, 3:10 pm
Most foreign airlines halt flights to Tel Aviv after Houthi missile hits airport
Lufthansa group, Air India, Wizz Air suspend service to Israel until May 6, and United until May 8; others, including Air France and Delta, cancel Sunday flights
By Sharon Wrobel
An Air France Airbus A320 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Portugal, October 10, 2023. (AP/Armando Franca)
October 9, 2024, 6:21 pm
Air France investigating why jet flew over Iraq amid Iranian missile attack on Israel
Iraqi air traffic control wished Paris-Dubai flight ‘good luck’ as pilots spotted missiles in the night sky; Air France was already avoiding Israel, Iran, Lebanon airspace
By AFP
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 lands in Frankfurt, Germany, February 14, 2019. (AP/Michael Probst)
September 18, 2024, 5:42 am
Lufthansa, Air France halt flights to Israel as Hezbollah vows to avenge pager blasts
German airline suspends operations to Tehran while French national carrier pauses service to Beirut in wake of explosions that Lebanese terror group blamed on Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man looks at the board displaying multiple delayed and cancelled flights at Ben Gurion International airport on August 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 27, 2024, 11:11 am
Some airlines resume flights to Israel after cancellations amid Hezbollah clash
Air France and Aegean restart Tel Aviv flights; Corendon, Etihad and Wizz say they plan to return, but unclear when; Royal Jordanian resumes Beirut service
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on August 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 26, 2024, 1:23 am
Dozens of flights scrapped as fighting flares up in north, stranding Israelis abroad
Airlines including Lufthansa and Air France suspend service to and from Israel; Virgin Atlantic further extends pause on flights through Ben Gurion until late September
By ToI Staff
Passengers at the departure hall in the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 22, 2024, 4:12 pm
Tel Aviv flight cancellations, ‘astronomical’ air fares play havoc with Passover travel
Major foreign carriers cancel routes to Tel Aviv amid Iran tensions, forcing some 50,000 Israelis to nix their travel plans during Passover or pay unjustifiably high prices
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Lithuanian counterpart address a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on August 23, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Petras Malukas)
August 23, 2018, 10:28 pm
Netanyahu lauds European airlines for ending Iran flights, says more will follow
‘That’s good,’ says PM in Vilnius, as Air France and British Airways join KLM in discontinuing service to Tehran
By ToI Staff
An Air France Boeing 747. (CC BY/Andy_Mitchell_UK via Flickr.com)
August 23, 2018, 8:16 pm
Air France, British Airways to end flights to Tehran as US reimposes sanctions
European airlines increasingly halting business in Iran, citing negative financial outlook, despite efforts to salvage nuclear deal
By AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, at the Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi‎, United Arab Emirates, July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
July 10, 2018, 2:32 pm
Pompeo talks tough on Iran while visiting Emirates
US secretary of state says renewed sanctions aim to convince Tehran that its activities have ‘a real high cost’
By Agencies
A KLM Royal Dutch airplane (Wikimedia commons/ Arpingstone/ Public Domain)
July 8, 2018, 3:18 pm
Dutch carrier KLM to halt flights to Iran due to US sanctions
Airline cites ‘negative results and financial outlook’ following Trump’s pullout from nuclear deal
By Agencies
In this March 22, 2017, photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
October 25, 2017, 9:55 pm
New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers
American citizens and foreigners to face interviews before boarding flights in all departure points flying to US
By Jon Gambrell
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