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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 339

Ben Gurion Airport

A man looks at the board displaying multiple delayed and cancelled flights at Ben Gurion International airport on August 25, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Some airlines resume flights to Israel after cancellations amid Hezbollah clash
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Protesters demanding a hostage release deal block traffic at a junction next to the city of Ramat Hasharon, September 2, 2024. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 12:04 pm
Striking unions join protest as thousands take to streets for hostage deal
Banks, malls, government offices shuttered, major intersections blocked ahead of main protests later Monday; court rules strike is political in nature and must end at 2:30 p.m.
By 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
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 25, 2024, 11:28 am
Travel chaos as Ben Gurion Airport briefly shut, foreign airlines nix flights
Main Israeli travel hub shut for 2 hours as IDF hits Hezbollah to thwart major attack; flights diverted to nearby airports; airport chief says situation slowly returning to normal
By ToI Staff
File: American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure, July 21, 2021, near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
August 21, 2024, 11:16 pm
American Airlines extends suspension of flights to Israel through late March 2025
Airline says flights to Ben Gurion now canceled through March 29, will refund or grant free rebooking to customers with existing tickets
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Delta planes sitting on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 22, 2017. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)
August 21, 2024, 12:14 am
Delta Airlines extends suspension of Israel flights through September
Announcement by US-based carrier comes 24 hours after the Lufthansa Group also extended a previously announced suspension of service to Ben Gurion Airport
By ToI Staff
An Air India Airbus A350 stands on the tarmac, at the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/ Alberto Pezzali)
August 11, 2024, 7:31 pm
Air India scraps TLV route until Oct. 27 as airlines extend pauses due to war fears
Air Baltic cancels flights through Aug. 18, Swiss breaks with rest of Lufthansa to cancel through Aug. 16; Transportation Ministry chief says Israelis need to ‘see glass half full’
By ToI Staff
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport, August 1, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 9, 2024, 6:37 pm
Airlines extend Israel flight suspensions amid ongoing military uncertainty
With fears of an escalation with Iran and Hezbollah looming, many routes to and from the Jewish state remain on hold
By ToI Staff
Arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport, on August 4, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/ Times of Israel)
August 4, 2024, 10:48 pm
Amid war fears, at Ben Gurion Airport, it’s business as usual — just less of it
On a Sunday, after some 18 international carriers cancelled services to the Jewish state in anticipation of escalating hostilities, Israel’s main airport was quieter than usual
By Gavriel Fiske
Illustrative— Magen David Adom workers seen at special emergency call center in Ramat Gan, February 23, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 19, 2024, 1:02 pm
Massive tech outage disrupts global air travel and banking, impacts Israeli hospitals
Health Ministry says ambulances rerouted away from impacted medical centers, no concerns for patient care; worldwide problems appear linked to IT security software CrowdStrike
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An El Al plane after takeoff from Ben Gurion Airport. September 7, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 2, 2024, 1:21 pm
Israeli flight to Georgia forced to turn back as passenger assaults cabin crew
Man reportedly shouts he has PTSD from Gaza war where he saw ‘bodies flying,’ is restrained by other passengers; flight attendant injured, requires medical treatment
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
A Ryanair plane at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv. March 2, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
April 14, 2024, 9:56 pm
Israel reopens airspace as airlines cancel flights in wake of Iran attack
Israel Airports Authority says most flights of foreign carriers have been delayed, while flights by flag carrier El Al were able to take off to destinations in Europe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
File: Passengers in the Duty Free at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on December 26, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
March 20, 2024, 2:13 pm
Air travel costs soar amid war, as foreign carriers sluggishly renew Israel flights
Industry experts urge government to incentivize airlines to resume services and flight frequencies as part of a postwar recovery plan for the tourism industry
By Sharon Wrobel
A Ryanair plane at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv. March 2, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
March 13, 2024, 4:49 pm
Ryanair suspends Israel flights again, blaming wartime closure of low-cost terminal
Irish low-cost carrier cites high costs borne by passengers, after resuming selected routes on Feb. 1; service was canceled when war broke out on Oct. 7
By Sharon Wrobel
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