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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
A Wizz Air plane flying over central Israel, December 7, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
April 10, 2026, 5:20 pm
Wizz Air, Bluebird to resume Tel Aviv flights, while major carriers push off return
Amid Iran ceasefire, Bluebird will be the first European carrier to resume services with flights to Athens on April 12; Wizz Air plans to gradually restart Tel Aviv flights on April 25
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: An Etihad Airways plane departs from Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, on April 7, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 10, 2026, 10:20 am
Ben Gurion airport reopens but airfares again skyrocket as foreign carriers stay away
Summer travel costs for Israelis expected to be even higher than last year, due to limited flight sales largely dominated by local airlines and soaring jet fuel prices due to war
By Sharon Wrobel
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
An El Al plane takes off at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 13, 2026, 11:27 am
With foreign airlines fleeing war, fares take off as local carriers cash in
Ticket prices for the coming weeks have already gone up by 15% in the past 10 days, as Israeli airlines look to profit off a dominant position during war yet again, says expert
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A Wizz Air flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, July 22, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 8, 2026, 5:52 pm
Flight escorted by IAF into Ben Gurion after ‘security incident’; concerns unfounded
Air force scrambles fighter jets after ‘threatening message’ reported aboard Wizz Air flight from London to Israel; after landing, authorities determine ‘no real incident’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Transportation Minister Miri Regev (left) and Wizz Air CEO József Váradi, November 27, 2025. (Courtesy)
November 27, 2025, 6:22 pm
Low-cost Wizz Air commits to open Israel hub by spring 2026 in bid to cut high fares
If plan goes ahead, Hungarian carrier will invest a billion dollars, place aircraft in Israel and double network to 50 routes in the next few years
By Sharon Wrobel
Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid attends a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2025 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 2, 2025, 2:14 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2: Day 697 – Lapid dips into election rhetoric, appeals for unity
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses political maneuvers, Haredi infighting and a draft update; tech editor Sharon Wrobel analyzes airline news and a milk shortage
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A Wizz Air flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, July 22, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 1, 2025, 11:19 am
Low-cost Wizz Air’s plan to open Israel hub faces fierce opposition from local rivals
If the plan led by Transportation Minister Miri Regev goes ahead, the Hungarian carrier will operate over 200 weekly flights and drive down exorbitant fares
By Sharon Wrobel
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
Illustrative: An easyJet flight takes off from Ben Gurion 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
Illustrative: 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
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