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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Delta Air Lines

A Delta flight takes off at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, October 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
May 20, 2025, 3:12 pm
Delta Airlines resumes flights to Israel, Lufthansa extends suspension
US carrier says it has conducted an ‘extensive security assessment’ while German group cites ‘current situation’ as reason for not returning on May 25 as planned
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on May 4, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 7, 2025, 5:05 pm
Airlines further extend pauses on Israel flights, in sign they may stay away longer
Most carriers suspending their Tel Aviv route for days, with British Airways halting service until mid-June, after missile from Yemen landed inside 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
An Israir flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 22, 2025, 5:28 pm
Israir gets in line for TLV-NYC flights, but fares on El Al-ruled route to stay sky-high
Low-cost local carrier will offer seats to US next year; until then, war and fears of fresh cancellations are keeping prices raised despite competition from Arkia, Delta and United
By Sharon Wrobel
An Israir flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 9, 2025, 4:18 pm
Israir set to become third Israeli carrier serving New York route, with lower airfare
Israeli airline seeks approval from US authorities to operate long-haul service after rival Arkia launched its first US flights last month, challenging El Al’s monopoly on route
By Sharon Wrobel
An Arkia flight over Tel Aviv, December 14, 2024. (Yossi Aloni FLASH90)
February 23, 2025, 4:25 pm
Arkia extends Tel Aviv-New York route until at least October, adds new destinations
Expecting rise in demand as war abates, Israeli airline plans to fly to 30 destinations, including 11 in Greece
By Sharon Wrobel
This image taken from video provided by CTV shows emergency crews responding at Toronto Pearson Airport after a plane crash, February 17, 2025. (CTV via AP)
February 18, 2025, 10:48 am
Delta jet flips upon landing on snowy Toronto runway; all 80 aboard survive
18 passengers taken to hospital with relatively minor injuries; unclear why plane ended up on its roof
By JOHN WAWROW and Michael Casey
Illustrative: A Delta Air Lines plane lands at Logan International Airport, Jan. 26, 2023, in Boston (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
January 23, 2025, 11:37 pm
Delta on April 1 to become first US carrier to resume flight services to Tel Aviv
Airline will operate 7 weekly flights between Tel Aviv and New York-JFK after pausing services since the end of July amid war; Air India to resume its Tel Aviv route on March 2
By Sharon Wrobel
A Fly Dubai plane is parked on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, November 10, 2024. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg)
November 25, 2024, 11:12 pm
Tech forum names seasonal airline, reveals fares for NY route, to launch in January
With US airlines staying away, limited seats, and sky-high fares, TechAir is set to offer Tel Aviv-New York flights at a round-trip fare of $800-$1,800 in economy class
By Sharon Wrobel
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
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
An Easy Jet flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, April 11, 2018. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 7, 2024, 12:25 pm
Some low-cost airlines cancel Israel routes amid Iran threat, others resume flights
Ryanair cancels Wednesday flights; easyJet suspends Tel Aviv route till March; Wizz resumes flights but Lufthansa, Delta, extend suspensions; some 150,000 said stranded abroad
By ToI Staff
Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport, June 6, 2022. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
August 1, 2024, 7:00 pm
As more foreign airlines nix flights, Israeli official says airspace ‘absolutely safe’
FlyDubai, Delta, Air India, Baltic Airlines cancel some services, as does Lufthansa Group; United has now canceled all flights until further notice
By ToI Staff
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
Illustrative: Delta Airlines aircraft takes off as United Airlines aircraft sits on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
July 31, 2024, 10:35 pm
United, Delta cancel flights to Israel amid fears of attacks
More airlines may follow as country braces for Hezbollah, Iranian retaliation over assassinations of top terror officials
By ToI Staff
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