This article is being updated regularly! Below is a list of past updates:
May 15: Air Canada delays flights until August 5. Wizz cancels Summer flights.
May 9: United Airlines has again postponed its return to Israel, now until June 1.
May 1: United Airlines extends delay of flights to Israel until May 9; Air India delays flights until mid-May.
April 21: Air Canada and United Airlines delay return of flights until early May.
Air travel to Israel was considerably muddied up by the tragic events of October 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza. Following Hamas’ shock attack in Southern Israel, international airlines around the world temporarily halted their routes to Israel, leaving a surprising lack of options for those wishing to make their way in and out of the country.
With Delta announcing that it will be resuming its New York to Tel Aviv flight route on June 7 following “an extensive security risk assessment by the airline,” prospective travelers may want to know what other airlines are also planning their returns to the Holy Land, and what airlines are currently offering flights.
The below list is subject to change as events continue to unfold (and there’s definitely a lot unfolding), but here’s a look at what’s going where as of May 9, 2024:
Airlines currently offering flights to and from Israel (in alphabetical order).
- Aegean Airlines (Europe)
- Air France (Europe)
- Air Europa (Europe)
- Austrian Airlines (Europe)
- Arkia (Europe, Middle East)
- Azerbaijan Airlines (Europe)
- Blue Bird (Europe, Middle East)
- British Airways (Europe)
- Brussels Airlines (Europe)
- Bulgaria Air (Europe)
- Cathay Pacific (Asia)
- Cyprus Airways (Europe)
- El Al (Europe, North America, Asia, Africa)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Africa)
- Etihad Airways (Middle East)
- Eurowings (Europe)
- Finnair (Europe)
- FlyDubai (Middle East)
- Georgian Airways (Europe)
- Hainan Airlines (Asia)
- Heisaki (Europe)
- Iberia (Europe)
- Israir (Europe, Middle East)
- ITA (Europe)
- KLM (Europe)
- Korean Air (Asia)
- LOT (Europe)
- Lufthansa (Europe) – Flights to Beirut and Tehran are suspended until “up to and including 30 April.”
- Smart Wings (Europe)
- Swiss (Europe)
- Transavia (Europe)
- TUS Airways (Europe, Middle East)
Airlines resuming operation later in 2024:
- Air Canada (North America) – Flights to Israel temporarily suspended until August 5. (Updated May 15)
- Air India (Asia) – Flights to Israel temporarily suspended until mid-May. (Updated May 1)
- Delta (North America) – Flights to Israel temporarily suspended until June.
- Easyjet (Europe) – Flights to Israel temporarily suspended until October 27.
- United Airlines (North America) – United Airlines has seemingly delayed the return of flights to Israel until June 1. (Updated May 9)
- Vueling (Europe) – Flights to Israel temporarily suspended until June.
- Wizz Air (Europe) – Flights in June canceled. (Updated May 15)
Four months into the war between Israel and Hamas, it might seem at first glance that everything here is more or less back to normal. People are out and about, restaurants are packed, shops are busy and, tfu tfu, schools are back in operation.
But beyond this façade of normality is an Israel completely different than the one before the deadly attacks on October 7.
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