Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)

Ryanair has confirmed it will not restart flights to Israel this winter, citing unresolved disputes with Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.

El Al is calling on Israel to reject any plan for Wizz Air to have a base at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, warning that it would harm national resilience.

Wizz Air plans to restore its full flight schedule to Israel by early September as it aims to become the country’s largest inbound European carrier.

El Al Israel Airlines CEO Dina Ben Tal Ganancia will step down at the end of 2025, capping a 20-year career with the Israeli flag carrier.

El Al Israel Airlines plans to gradually restore full flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport following the reopening of Israeli airspace.

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran early June 13 have triggered a wave of airspace closures across the Middle East and led to widespread flight cancellations.

Virgin Atlantic canceled plans to resume flights to Tel Aviv this fall, while Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines are also stepping back from the market.

The U.S. has tentatively approved Israir Airlines’ application to resume service to the U.S., clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the Israeli carrier’s return.

Israir Airlines has applied to the DOT for foreign air carrier permit to resume scheduled flights between Tel Aviv and New York.

El Al Israel Airlines’ balance sheet has benefitted from its rival carriers’ suspension of flying to Tel Aviv because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Ryanair will resume flights to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport beginning June 3 following the announcement that Terminal 1 will reopen.

The airline said affected passengers had been notified of their options.

Lufthansa Group Airlines restarted services to Tel Aviv on Jan. 8 under special security measures after a two-month hiatus.

The Delta and El Al codeshare agreement gives more connecting options to passengers flying between the U.S. and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport.

Lufthansa Group is preparing to resume flights to Tel Aviv in January.

The escalating Israel-Hamas conflict, even if it remains locally contained, makes it much harder for other airlines in the region to pursue their goals.

Several major airlines have suspended flights to Israel's international gateway Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport after Hamas fighters launched attacks from Gaza.

The first nonstop flights between Israel and Sri Lanka will begin in October.

El Al launched its narrowbody fleet replacement campaign in April and also invited engine manufacturers.

Tel Aviv is one of two new Middle Eastern destinations Air Astana intends to launch this year, along with flights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Belgrade-based Air Serbia will serve three destinations in Turkey as of April 15.

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The new Montreal – Tel Aviv route will operate twice weekly from June 22, 2017 to October 16, 2017 and flown with a 292-seat Airbus A330-300. It is part of Air Canada’s strategy to strengthen its hub at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and follows last month’s announcement by leisure carrier Air Transat of its own plans to serve the Montreal – Tel Aviv market.

This latest growth from Ryanair for winter 2017/2018 and further connectivity gains will boost international capacity from Israel beyond ten million seats for the first time. This is a significant landmark as the five million figure was only surpassed less than ten years ago in 2008.