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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

Wizz Air

A boy draped in a Palestinian flag carries a mock rocket during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally organized by Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
May 13, 2025, 8:53 pm
Israel intercepts Houthi ballistic missile; 2 hurt running for shelter
Sirens sound in central Israel and Jerusalem area ahead of attack; Wizz Air to renew flights to Tel Aviv on May 15 after canceling service due to Ben Gurion Airport strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, May 4, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
May 5, 2025, 10:24 pm
Foreign airlines extend suspension of Israel flights day after Houthi missile hit airport
United, Lufthansa, Wizz Air lengthen cancellations after projectile struck inside Ben Gurion Airport grounds; El Al announces price caps on one-way tickets to aid stranded travelers
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 easyJet flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, April 11, 2018. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
January 17, 2025, 7:30 pm
EasyJet announces resumption of flights to and from Tel Aviv from June 1
British low cost airline will operate 38 weekly flights to and from Israel on the London, Geneva, Amsterdam, Milan, Berlin, Basel and Nice routes
By ToI Staff, Sharon Wrobel and Agencies
A Wizz Air jet comes in to land at Gatwick Airport, south of London on June 10, 2022. (Ben Stansall / AFP)
January 16, 2025, 6:14 pm
Wizz Air resumes Tel Aviv-London flights, Lufthansa group to return Feb. 1
Lufthansa’s five airlines will fly routes to six European travel hubs; EasyJet says it will review its plans in the coming days; Turkish Airlines to return to Damascus after decade
By Sharon Wrobel, Agencies and ToI Staff
A Wizz Air flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, July 22, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 9:04 pm
Wizz cancels Israel flights until mid-January; Delta won’t return before April
Some airlines are expected to gradually resume operations after EU lifts recommendation to avoid air travel to Israel amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
By ToI Staff
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 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
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
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
A screen capture from video filmed on September 4, 2023, shows passengers and crew members restraining an unruly passenger aboard a Wizz Air flight traveling from Tel Aviv to London, leading the plane to make an emergency landing in Serbia. (Screenshot/The Sun, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
September 10, 2023, 10:43 am
Man describes restraining passenger who tried to open door on Tel Aviv-London flight
Victor Tropolini says he put man in headlock before other travelers and crew members tied him up, ahead of emergency landing in Serbia: ‘It was a very scary situation’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Parked airplanes belonging to Israir and El Al at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
September 7, 2023, 5:58 am
Passengers aboard Tel Aviv-Athens flight detained for smoking on plane
Several said to light up while on the tarmac after Israir plane from Israel makes unscheduled landing in Thessaloniki due to weather conditions in Greek capital
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of the pink and purple stripes of a Wizz Air plane. (Wizz Air)
September 5, 2023, 7:33 pm
Tel Aviv-London plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door
Wizz Air plane forced to touch down in Belgrade as unruly traveler reportedly attempts to attack crew, open an emergency exit mid-flight
By ToI Staff
Emergency chutes on a Wizz Air plane from Israel that was evacuated due to a bomb threat, Poland, July 23, 2022 (Screen grab/Ynet)
July 24, 2022, 8:14 am
Bomb threat on Israel-Poland flight prompts evacuation via emergency chutes
Plane lands in Krakow, is sent to isolated area before cabin crew tell passengers to leave plane via slides; second such incident within a week involving Wizz Air carrier
By ToI Staff
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