FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) Tuesday prohibiting US carriers from flying to or from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport following a rocket strike this morning that landed about a mile from the Israeli airport.
Delta Air Lines has suspended service until further notice to and from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport and its New York JFK hub after it diverted a Boeing 747 following reports of a rocket near Tel Aviv airport. Delta has released a statement saying that Delta flight 468, a 747 from JFK with 273 passengers and 17 crew, diverted to Paris Charles de Gaulle Tuesday after reports of a rocket or associated debris near the airport in Tel Aviv.