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Austrian Airlines planes stand at Vienna-Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
October 19, 2026, 2:33 am
Bomb threat forces Austrian Tel Aviv-Vienna flight to land in Bulgaria
After search finds no danger, passengers reboard and aircraft continues to its destination; Bulgaria scrambled fighter jets to escort airliner after it issued emergency squawk code
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 4:18 pm
Wizz Air halts flights to Israel, but most other carriers unaffected by renewed fighting
Israel keeps airspace open, with only Hungarian low-cost operator and Austrian Airlines canceling service; Transportation Ministry huddles over possible demand to limit airport passenger numbers
By Sharon Wrobel
A Wizz Air plane flying over central Israel, December 7, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
May 13, 2026, 8:12 pm
Lufthansa group and Wizz Air to resume Tel Aviv flights after three-month war hiatus
Wizz Air will restart flights to Ben Gurion Airport on May 28; Lufthansa group plans a phased return with Austrian Airlines on June 1, followed by Lufthansa, Swiss and ITA on July 1
By Sharon Wrobel
An Austrian Airline plane on the airstrip at Ben Gurion Airport on August 3, 2013. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
December 17, 2025, 10:51 am
Young man stows away on flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna after eluding airport security
18-year-old manages to travel on Austrian Airlines flight without ticket, is returned to Israel upon arrival; two months ago, a different boy boarded El Al flight without documents
By ToI Staff
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 lands in Frankfurt, Germany, February 14, 2019. (AP/Michael Probst)
April 11, 2024, 6:00 am
Germany’s Lufthansa halts flights to Tehran amid concerns of Iranian attack on Israel
But Austrian Airlines, which is owned by Lufthansa, still scheduled to operate flight to Iranian capital on Thursday
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Airplanes at Ben Gurion International Airport, on May 7, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
May 22, 2021, 10:55 am
US, European airlines restart flights to Israel as ceasefire holds
Announcements of resumption of services come after international carriers scrapped flights amid violence
By AP and ToI Staff
March 5, 2020, 5:03 pm
German airlines cancel Israel flights over virus restrictions
Lufthansa and subsidiaries Swiss, Austrian Airlines suspend Tel Aviv routes until March 28 after Israel bars entry to non-residents from five European nations
By AFP
Austrian Airlines planes stand at Vienna-Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
June 29, 2018, 7:45 pm
Ultra-Orthodox men again hold up plane, refusing to sit beside women
Captain of Austrian Airlines flight to Vienna forced to intervene, asks women to move; plane arrives over an hour late; MK Lapid calls to remove such passengers immediately
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Border Police officer arrests a Palestinian man in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber on September 18, 2015. (Israel Police)
March 12, 2017, 2:10 pm
Ya’alon quits Likud party, says it has ‘changed its face’
Israel busts 2 Palestinians ‘plotting shooting’ for Hamas; sandstorm forces Tel Aviv-bound flight to return to Vienna; Erdogan levels ‘Nazism and fascism’ charge against Netherlands
By Ilan Ben Zion
Illustrative: Demonstrators protest President Donald Trump's executive immigration ban, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, January 29, 2017. (AFP/Joshua LOTT)
January 30, 2017, 10:13 pm
US ban forces Iranians home after days at Vienna airport
Elderly couple and an unrelated middle-aged woman held out hope they would be able to complete trips to visit family in US
By AFP
Illustrative: A United Airlines Boeing 777 taking off, October 16, 2004. (Wikipedia/Solitude/CC BY-SA 2.0)
January 12, 2016, 2:26 am
In second time this week, Israeli charged in Canada after flight grounded
54-year-old man’s ‘threatening message’ prompts United Airlines flight to make unscheduled landing in Vancouver
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an an Austrian Airline plane. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90
January 11, 2016, 4:52 pm
Unruly Israeli passenger causes flight to divert to Canada
Man arrested and charged after Austrian Airlines plane from Vienna to New York forced to land in Newfoundland
By AP and ToI Staff
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