Update, 5/15/25: Wizz Air has resumed flights. Lufthansa Group has pushed off their next flights for sale to June 9th and cancelled flights through May 25th. ITA has cancelled flights through May 25th. Dates for all airlines have been updated below.
Update, 5/14/25: Wizz Air says it will resume flights to Tel Aviv on May 15th. Aegean says it will resume flights on the evening of May 18th. Lufthansa Group has pushed off their next flights for sale to June 2nd, without officially canceling flights past May 18th yet. Ryanair has canceled flights through June 4th. EasyJet has canceled flights through June 30th.
Update, 5/13/25: Air Canada is pushing back their scheduled service resumption date from June 8th to September 9th. Emirates announced they will push back their scheduled service resumption date from October 3rd to April 1st, 2026. Lufthansa Group, LOT, and other airlines have also pushed back their next available flight dates.
Update, 5/12/25: United is no longer selling flights from Newark to Tel Aviv until June 13th.
We reached out to United asking if flights through June 12th would be canceled, and United confirmed to DansDeals that,
“We are canceling our twice-daily service between Newark and Tel Aviv through June 12. We continue to closely monitor the situation and will make decisions on resuming service with a focus on the safety of our customers and crews.”
Expect those flights to be officially cancelled over the coming days. United currently has a waiver for flights through 5/23. For flights after that, you’ll have to wait for them to officially cancel the flights.
You can rebook United travel to Athens, though you will have to buy your own ticket from Athens to Tel Aviv. Some readers report United calling them about cancellations and being offered accommodations on other airlines to Tel Aviv, but that department only makes outbound calls and doesn’t accept calls. You can try waiting for them, though not everyone gets a call, and other flight options may disappear in the meantime…
Several route cancellations have been updated below. Air Europa has resumed service to Tel Aviv. Emirates has now suspended flights to Tel Aviv indefinitely.
Airlines currently flying to Tel Aviv include Air Europa, Arkia, Azimuth, Bluebird, Bulgaria, Cyprus, El Al, Etihad, Ethiopian, FlyDubai, Hainan, HiSky, Israir, Red Wings, Smartwings, Tarom, and Tus.
Update, 5/7/25: El Al announced additional capped one way fares on several routes to Tel Aviv through 6/7:
- Larnaca: up to $99
- Athens: up to $149
- Thessaloniki: up to $289
- Rome: up to $333
- Barcelona: up to $349
- Paris: up to $392
- London-Luton: up to $424
- New York: up to $799
You can view flight availability on El Al to Israel here and from Israel here.
Previous updates can be found at the end of this post.
Below is a roundup of more than 40 airlines’ flight status for Israel, including the next available flight for booking, as of 10am ET on 5/15.
Note that earlier flights may be operational but aren’t currently available for purchase, check with your airline for the latest status.
- AA: JFK-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Aegean: Flights canceled through 5/17. Next flight for sale: Athens-Tel Aviv on 5/18.
- Air Baltic: Flights canceled through 5/20. Next flight for sale: Riga-Tel Aviv on 5/28.
- Air Canada: Flights canceled through 9/7. Next flight for sale: Toronto-Tel Aviv on 9/9. Montreal-Tel Aviv on 9/10.
- Air Europa: Madrid-Tel Aviv flights operational
- Air France: Flights canceled through 5/20. Next flight for sale: Paris-Tel Aviv on 5/21.
- Air India: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Delhi-Tel Aviv on 5/26.
- Air Serbia: Belgrade-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Arkia: Flights operational
- Austrian: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Vienna-Tel Aviv on 6/9.
- Azerbaijan: Baku-Tel Aviv flights operational
- BA: Flights canceled through 6/14. Next flight for sale: London-Tel Aviv on 6/15. You can now rebook onto El Al.
- Bluebird: Flights operational.
- Brussels: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Brussels-Tel Aviv on 6/9.
- Bulgaria Air: Sofia-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely.
- Cyprus Airways: Larnaca-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Delta: Flights canceled through 5/19. Next flight for sale: JFK-Tel Aviv on 5/21. Boston and Atlanta to Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely.
- EasyJet: Amsterdam, Basel, Berlin, Geneva, London, Milan, and Nice to Tel Aviv on or around 7/1. All flights through 6/30 are confirmed as canceled.
- El Al: Flights operational.
- Emirates: Flights canceled through 3/31/26. Next flight for sale: Dubai-Tel Aviv on 4/1/26.
- Etihad: Abu Dhabi-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Ethiopian: Addis Ababa-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Eurowings: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Dusseldorf-Tel Aviv on 5/27.
- Finnair: Helsinki-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- FlyDubai: Dubai-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Hainan: Beijing and Shenzhen to Tel Aviv flights operational.
- HiSky: Chisinau and Bucharest to Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Iberia: Flights canceled through 5/31. Next flight for sale: Madrid-Tel Aviv on 6/1.
- ITA: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Rome-Tel Aviv on 5/26.
- Icelandair: Reykjavik-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Israir: Flights operational.
- KLM: Flights canceled through 5/30. Next flight for sale: Amsterdam-Tel Aviv on 5/31/25.
- LOT Polish: Flights canceled through 5/18. Next flight for sale: Warsaw-Tel Aviv on 5/27.
- Lufthansa: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Munich/Frankfurt-Tel Aviv on 6/9.
- Royal Jordanian: Amman-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Ryanair: Flights canceled through 6/4. Next flight for sale: Vienna-Tel Aviv on 6/5.
- Smartwings: Flights operational.
- Swiss: Flights canceled through 5/25. Next flight for sale: Zurich-Tel Aviv on 6/9.
- TAP: Lisbon-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Tarom: Bucharest-Tel Aviv flights operational.
- Transavia: Flights canceled through 5/20. Next flight for sale: Paris/ORY-Tel Aviv on 5/21.
- Turkish: Istanbul-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely. All flights are confirmed as canceled.
- Tus Air: Flights operational.
- United: Newark-Tel Aviv flights canceled through 6/12. Tel Aviv-Newark flights canceled through 6/13. Next flight for sale: Newark-Tel Aviv on 6/13, Tel Aviv-Newark on 6/14. Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington DC to Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely.
- Virgin Atlantic: London-Tel Aviv flights are permanently cancelled.
- Vueling: Barcelona-Tel Aviv suspended indefinitely.
- Wizz Air: Flights operational.
Previous post updates:
Update, 5/4/25: A missile hit the ground of Ben Gurion Airport, injuring 6. Airlines including Delta, United, Aegean, Air France, Austrian, BA, Iberia, ITA, LOT, Lufthansa, Swiss, and more are cancelling flights. Expect further cancellations and check with your airline for the latest updates.
El Al is offering discounted flights from Larnaca to Tel Aviv for $99 and Athens for $149.
United has canceled flights through 5/8 from Newark and through 5/9 from Tel Aviv. They provided the following statement to DansDeals,
“We have canceled our twice-daily service between Newark and Tel Aviv while we closely monitor the situation. We will make decisions on resuming service with a focus on the safety of our customers and crew.”
Update, 4/28/25: Turkish and Pegasus Airlines will relinquish their slots for landing and takeoff rights in Tel Aviv. While Ben Gurion isn’t slot-constrained like JFK or London Heathrow, the airlines spent years building up a portfolio with ideal flight times. Generally, airlines have to use these slots or else they lose them, and they are distributed to other airlines.
Turkish flew between 10-16 daily flights between Istanbul and Tel Aviv, making them one of the largest airlines to fly to Israel. While Turkish and Pegasus haven’t yet announced a route cancellation, they clearly are not anticipating a return anytime soon.
Other airlines with indefinite suspensions include American, Air Serbia, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Icelandair, Royal Jordanian, TAP, and Vueling.
Virgin Atlantic is the first airline to announce it will not return to Israel post-10/7.
Update, 2/20/25: Air Canada announced today that they will resume service to Israel on June 8th. Initially, they will fly 4 weekly nonstop between Toronto and Tel Aviv, and in August, they will add a weekly nonstop between Montreal and Tel Aviv on August 6th.
The airline is still selling flights from May 1st, but those will be canceled with passengers rebooked on other airlines or offered a refund.
“Air Canada continues to closely monitor the situation in the region. It will continue to do so leading up to and after the return of service and, for the safety and well-being of its customers and crews, may adjust its schedule should security and safety protocols require. As market and other conditions warrant, it intends to further increase service with more frequencies in the future.”
This leaves American as the sole North American carrier without a Tel Aviv return plan.
HT: chff and Aviw
Update, 2/4/25: As we predicted when Delta announced an April 1st return to Israel, United was sure to beat them in returning to Israel.
United will resume nonstop service to Tel Aviv on March 15th on the 787-10 Dreamliner. The airline last flew to Tel Aviv on July 31, 2024.
Globes previously reported a February 22 and then a March 18 return date, which were widely reported in the media, but those dates were never confirmed by United and turned out to be inaccurate.
United says in its press release that, “This resumption follows a detailed assessment of operational considerations for the region and close work with the unions who represent our flight attendants and pilots.”
Crew issues have been thought to be responsible for United’s extended absence from the country.
United also notes in the press release that they will be the first US airline to return to Israel this year, beating Delta’s return by 2 weeks.
UA84, the afternoon departure from Newark to Tel Aviv resumes 3/15. UA85, the morning departure from Tel Aviv to Newark resumes 3/16. UA90, the late evening departure from Newark to Tel Aviv resumes 3/29. UA91, the late evening departure from Tel Aviv to Newark resumes 3/30.
United says it will resume its Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington DC service to Tel Aviv when demand warrants it.
There is still no word from American on when or whether it will resume Israel service. They last flew to Tel Aviv on 10/6/23.
Update, 2/2/25: Air France, Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, ITA, Lufthansa, Swiss, and Transavia have resumed service to Tel Aviv. Air Baltic and Vueling have pushed back their return dates. Routes and dates have been updated below.
We reached out to United after a Globes report last month said that United was looking to return to Israel on 2/22, but United responded to DansDeals that, “Our flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended at this time.”
We reached out again to United after a Globes report today said that United is now planning to return to Israel on 3/18, but United once again responded to DansDeals that, “Our flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended at this time.”
United hasn’t sold any tickets to Israel since 8/8/24.
We also reached out to Iberia about a return date, and they responded that, “Our flights are cancelled until March 29 and, until then, we will continue to monitor how the situation and demand evolves.”
Update, 1/23/25: Delta confirms to DansDeals that they will resume nonstop service between JFK and Tel Aviv on April 1st. The airline last flew to Israel on 7/30/24.
Here is Delta’s statement provided to DansDeals:
“Delta will restart daily nonstop service to Tel Aviv (TLV) from New York-JFK on April 1, utilizing its Airbus A330-900neo to provide customers with nearly 2,000 weekly seats.
Delta’s decision to resume service follows a comprehensive security review, conducted in close coordination with government and private-sector partners. The airline continues to prioritize the safety of its customers and crews and has implemented additional precautions for operations to and from Tel Aviv.
Additionally, Delta has bolstered its presence in Israel through a codeshare agreement with EL AL Israel Airlines. This partnership enables Delta customers to book EL AL’s nonstop flights to Tel Aviv from major U.S. cities such as New York-JFK, Newark, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale.
With the reinstatement of Delta’s New York-JFK service, customers now have greater flexibility and travel options between North America and Israel, supported by Delta’s award-winning service and modern fleet.”
Your move, United!
Will we see a 3/31/25 restart date for United, similar to the 6/6/24 restart date they announced after Delta announced a 6/7/24 resumption of flights to Israel?
Update, 1/22/25: With most European airlines confirming return dates, we reached out to North American carriers to see if they had any comment on their return dates. Here is what the North American airlines told us:
American: “American continuously evaluates its network and we have nothing new to share at this time regarding Tel Aviv service.”
Air Canada: No reponse.
Delta: “At the moment, we don’t have an update to share. We’re monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing our operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports.”
United: “Our flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended at this time.”
American is unique in that it won’t even sell tickets to Israel on partner airlines that have confirmed they will return to Israel.
Ted Cruz predicted to Bari Weiss that US airlines will return to Israel within 30 days of President Trump’s inauguration. A return before the end of February seems quite unlikely to me.
Update, 1/21/25: Air France confirms with DansDeals that they plan to resume Paris/CDG-Tel Aviv flights on January 25th and that subsidiary Transavia France plans to resume Paris/ORY-Tel Aviv flights on January 28th:
“Air France plans to resume its services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv from January 25th, 2025, with initially 5 weekly flights. The company will gradually resume its usual flight schedule with 7 flights a week to this destination, operated by Airbus A350-900. This resumption and the continuation of operations will remain subject to a regular assessment of the situation on site.
Air France reiterates that the safety of its customers and crews is its top priority. The company is constantly monitoring the geopolitical situation in the areas served and flown over by its aircraft, to ensure the highest level of flight safety.
Transavia France, the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM plans to resume its services between Paris-Orly and Tel Aviv on January 28, 2025, with initially 3 weekly flights. The airline will then progressively increase its frequencies, to reach up to 7 weekly flights.”
Update, 1/20/25: British Airways confirms with DansDeals that they plan to return to Tel Aviv on April 5th. EasyJet confirms that they plan to return to Tel Aviv on June 1st. Dates and routes have been updated below.
Update, 1/16/25: Lufthansa Group has confirmed that Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Swiss will resume flights to Tel Aviv on February 1st.
Update, 1/14/25: Air France, British Airways, and other airlines have pushed back their return dates. ITA confirmed they will return to Tel Aviv on February 1st. WizzAir resumes services tomorrow from most destinations. Dates and routes have been updated below.
Update, 1/2/25: Air France and other airlines have pushed back their return dates. Air Bulgaria has resumed service, and WizzAir has confirmed they will return to more than a dozen destinations on January 15th. Dates and routes have been updated below.
Update, 12/22/24: Air Canada, Air France, ITA, and Vueling have pushed back their return dates. LOT, Aegean, Air Europa, and WizzAir have resumed flying to Tel Aviv. Dates have been updated below.
Update, 12/8: Air Baltic has pushed back their return to Israel to 2/2, dates have been updated below.
Update, 12/2: Lufthansa Group airlines have pushed back their return to 2/1, dates have been updated below.
Update, 12/1: Azerbaijan has now resumed Baku-Tel Aviv flights. Aegean, Air Europa, and WizzAir have all confirmed they will return to Tel Aviv later this month, dates have been updated below.
Air India, Iberia, LOT, and Transavia have pushed back their returns to Israel, with dates updated below.
Etihad increased from 7 weekly flights to 10 weekly round-trip flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv last month. That will now increase to 12 flights this week, 18 weekly flights starting on 12/15, and 19 weekly flights starting on 12/22!
Update, 11/18: Air France, LOT, AirBaltic, Eurowings, and Vueling have pushed back their returns to Israel, with dates updated below.
Update, 11/11: Lufthansa Group’s affiliated airlines won’t operate to Tel Aviv until at least 12/16 and Lufthansa Airlines won’t operate to Tel Aviv until at least 1/1/25.
Update, 11/10: Virgin Atlantic has pushed back its return to Israel from 3/31/25 to 10/26/25. The airline will be in touch with passengers this week to reschedule bookings. Virgin hasn’t flown to Tel Aviv since 10/6/23.
ITA has canceled flights to Israel through 1/12/25.
HT: tavster, via DDF
Update, 11/7: Air France has now canceled flights through 11/26, and the next available flight for purchase is 12/4. Expect this to be extended further.
Update, 11/7: Air Europa 1301 was en-route from Madrid to Tel Aviv when a rocket hit the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport yesterday. The flight diverted to Rome and returned to Madrid over 8 hours after it departed the airport. The airline won’t return to Israel until 12/1 at the earliest. Air Europa had been one of the few European airlines flying to Israel this month.
Iberia has also pushed back their return to Israel from 12/1/24 to 2/1/25.
Update, 11/4: Air France and LOT have pushed back their next available flights to Israel. Dates have been updated below.
Update, 11/3: We reached out to American yesterday and the airline has now provided this statement to DansDeals regarding stopping sales of flights to Israel,
“American has suspended operations to and from Tel Aviv. To provide customers with certainty when planning travel to Tel Aviv, we are expanding our travel alert to allow customers whose travel plans are impacted to rebook their itinerary for travel involving a partner airline or cancel for a refund.”
The airline last flew to Israel on 10/6/23.
American’s and United’s flights to Israel are now suspended indefinitely. Air Canada and Delta plan on returning to Israel on April 1st, 2025, meaning that El Al will continue to be the sole operator of nonstop commercial flights between North America and Israel for the foreseeable future.
Update, 11/3: American and Emirates have stopped selling flights to Tel Aviv. We have reached out to both airlines for comment and will update this post if they respond. KLM, LOT, and more airlines have pushed back their planned return flights to Israel. Dates have been updated below.
Update, 10/28: Air France, Lufthansa Group, Aegean, and more airlines have pushed back their planned return flights to Israel. Dates have been updated below.
Update, 10/21: BA, Lufthansa Group, and more airlines have pushed back their planned return flights to Israel. Dates have been updated below.
BA provided this statement to DansDeals:
“We’ve suspended our flights to Tel Aviv out to the end of March next year.
This will give greater certainty to our customers who we’re contacting to advise them of their options, including a full refund.”
BA has been very good about rebooking passengers onto El Al, when flights are available.
In response, Israir announced plans to fly 4-5 weekly flights between London/LTN and Tel Aviv starting 11/17 and Arkia is now flying twice weekly between Manchester and Tel Aviv.
Update, 10/16: Delta, ITA, Iberia, Wizz Air, and more airlines have pushed back their planned return flights to Israel. Dates have been updated below.
Update, 10/10: The EASA has revised its EU airline guidance against any flights into Israel to recommend strict monitoring and risk assessment to fly into Israel. After the announcement, Air Europa confirmed they will return to Israel on 10/21. Other dates have been updated below.
El Al has added additional flights between JFK and Tel Aviv through the end of the year.
HT: chff and LongTimeLurker
Update, 10/1 at 2pm: Israeli airspace has reopened to civil aviation after closing due to a massive missile attack from Iran. El Al flight operations are resuming, with some changes to the flight schedule, though no cancellations are expected.
Expect foreign carriers to extend their service suspensions.
Let’s all pray for the safety of Israel and her inhabitants, along with a return of the hostages, and a speedy victory against Iran and all of its terror proxies. May we experience true peace in the holy land and around the world very soon!
Update, 10/1 at 9am: Etihad and Tus flights have resumed. LOT extends its suspension through 10/20. Lufthansa Group and Air Baltic extended their suspension through 10/31. KLM extended its suspension through 12/31. Virgin Atlantic extended its suspension through 3/30/25. The post has been updated below.
HT: chff
Update, 9/30: The flight cancelation status has been added next to most airlines in the post below.
Following the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s recommendation that airlines suspend service to Israel and Lebanon until 10/31, many airlines have suspended their flights to Israel. I’d expect more suspensions to match these recommendations.
- Air France confirms to DansDeals that flights to Israel are suspended through 10/8, “The operations will resume on the basis of an assessment of the situation on the ground. Impacted customers will be notified individually and offered solutions for postponement or refund. Air France reminds that the safety of its customers and crews is its absolute imperative. The company is constantly monitoring developments in the geopolitical situation of the territories served and overflown by its aircraft, to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security.”
- French media and i24 also report this suspension through 10/8 applies to Transavia.
- Bulgaria Air has also suspended service through 10/8.
Were your travel plans canceled? How did you rebook?
