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Illustrative: A Wizz Air jet comes in to land at Gatwick Airport, south of London, on June 10, 2022. (Ben Stansall / AFP)
March 17, 2026, 12:38 pm
Low-cost Wizz Air nixes Tel Aviv flights till April 7, setting back Israel hub plans
British Airways extends its own cancellation of service through June 1, as Israel’s airspace remains shut for foreign airlines amid the ongoing Iran war
By Sharon Wrobel
Bob Vylan front man Pascal Robinson-Foster appears on The Louis Theroux Podcast, October 1, 2025. (Screenshot, YouTube)
October 27, 2025, 3:36 pm
British Airways ends sponsorship of Louis Theroux podcast over Bob Vylan interview
UK journalist doesn’t challenge Pascal Robinson-Foster as he stands by ‘death to IDF’ chant, blames Israel for racism in US law enforcement, says Jewish state is white supremacist
By ToI Staff
A Ryanair plane at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv. March 2, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
May 28, 2025, 6:41 pm
Low-cost carrier Ryanair follows British Airways in dropping Israel flights until August
Irish budget airline is among the many foreign carriers that halted services to Tel Aviv after a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis struck grounds of Ben Gurion Airport
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
Passengers at the Duty Free in the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on January 26, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 17, 2025, 12:23 pm
Airlines flock back to Israel with resumed services in coming month
1st United Airlines flight arrives from New York; British Airways, Ryanair, Delta, Iberia, Air Baltic carriers set to restore operations, with others to follow later in the year
By ToI Staff
A British Airways flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
January 20, 2025, 1:30 pm
British Airways to resume London-Tel Aviv service on April 5
Initial one flight a day to be doubled by April 20, reports say; carrier paused flights repeatedly since October 2023 amid regional conflict
By ToI Staff
A British Airways flight taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 14, 2024, 12:48 am
UK, Japan and China ease travel warnings to Israel amid ceasefire with Hezbollah
Foreign Ministry said to view announcements as a positive but unclear what effect they’ll have on airlines, some of which have canceled flights until spring
By ToI Staff
A British Airways flight taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 21, 2024, 7:09 pm
British Airways suspends all Israel flights until March 2025 amid escalation fears
UK airline joins a slew of foreign carriers canceling flights to Ben Gurion Airport in recent weeks; Israeli airlines continue operating, except for brief halt on Monday afternoon
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International airport amid multiple delayed and canceled flights on August 25, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 24, 2024, 5:33 pm
Airlines put brakes on Tel Aviv and Beirut trips as Israel-Hezbollah tensions soar
British Airways, Lot, Azerbaijan and Wizz all cancel flights to Ben Gurion Tuesday, while several Middle Eastern airlines announce planes will avoid Lebanon for next two days
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 lands in Frankfurt, Germany, February 14, 2019. (AP/Michael Probst)
August 1, 2024, 11:06 am
Lufthansa flight to Tel Aviv lands in Cyprus, returns to Munich; passengers deplore treatment
Passengers say they were falsely told Israel had closed its airspace; were only allowed to disembark in Larnaca after a quarrel, while their luggage returned to Munich
By ToI Staff
A British Airways A350 at London Heathrow on July 29, 2019 (Nick Morrish/British Airways)
November 21, 2019, 1:15 pm
British Airways crowns Tel Aviv as a top vacation destination for 2020
The Mediterranean city that never sleeps shares the limelight with Seychelles, Maldives, South Africa’s Durban, and Morocco’s Marrakesh
By Shoshanna Solomon
British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport in Londonn on January 10, 2017 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
July 26, 2019, 2:15 pm
British Airways resumes flights to Cairo after week’s halt
Airline does not offer details on possible threat that prompted cancellations
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Lufthansa Airlines planes at the Frankfurt airport in Germany (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
July 22, 2019, 8:32 am
Lufthansa resumes Cairo flights, British Airways stays away
Egypt’s minister of civil aviation meets with Britain’s ambassador, who apologizes for not informing Egyptian authorities before applying week-long flight suspension
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport during a cabin crew strike in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 21, 2019, 12:54 am
British Airways suspends Cairo flights over unspecified security risk
Airline does not offer details on possible threat, Lufthansa also cancels flights for one day; British Foreign Office updates travel warning for Egypt
By AFP
Illustrative. British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport, London, January 10, 2017. (AP/Frank Augstein/File)
June 23, 2019, 10:23 pm
British tourists booted from Tel Aviv plane over bomb scare
Israel Airports Authority says man threatened to blow up plane after boarding, prompting evacuation and security checks; no explosives found
By ToI Staff
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