Summary
- Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Israel on June 7, 2024.
- United Airlines was the primary US carrier to return to Israel, operating its first flights in early March.
- American Airlines has only scheduled its first flights to Israel in November.
Delta Air Lines has delayed its return to fly to Tel Aviv, Israel, after it had accomplished an in depth security assessment of the situation within the country following the breakout of the war in October 2023. To this point, the airline has announced the resumption of the day by day route between Recent York, the US, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Continues monitoring the situation
On March thirteenth, 2024, the airline announced that it might return to the route in June, saying that it might fly between Recent York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) day by day. The flights can be operated with an Airbus A330-900.
Before the war, Delta Air Lines operated flights from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), and JFK, data by the aviation analytics company Cirium showed. In total, the carrier deployed 12 weekly flights to Tel Aviv: five each from Atlanta and JFK and two from Boston in October 2023.
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Nevertheless, in June 2023, through the peak summer travel season, it had scheduled 17 weekly flights to Tel Aviv, day by day from Atlanta and JFK and 3 times every week from Boston. Then, Delta Air Lines utilized the A330-900 on the Boston and JFK routes, while the Airbus A350 handled the Atlanta flights.
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Delta Air Lines Extends Flight Tel Aviv Flight Cancelations Through November 15
The carrier has prolonged the cancelation of its services to Tel Aviv from Recent York, Atlanta, and Boston.
United Airlines spearheading return to Israel
United Airlines became the primary US-based airline to return to flying to Israel, with the airline announcing its return on February 21. The carrier initially said it might operate between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Munich Airport (MUC) before continuing to Tel Aviv as a fifth freedom flight to make sure service providers are able to support direct flights to Israel.
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The airline’s first flight to Israel’s aviation capital departed on March 2, landing at its destination following a stop in Munich a day later. On March 6, United Airlines flight UA84 began operating on to Tel Aviv. Nevertheless, throughout the past few weeks, the flight diverted to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) thrice and to Cairo International Airport (CAI) once.
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United Airlines Resumes Boeing 787 Flights To Israel
This marks the primary US carrier to return to Tel Aviv because the conflict began within the region.
American Airlines slow return to TLV
Meanwhile, American Airlines will seemingly be the last airline to return to flying to Israel. In accordance with current aviation analytics data from Cirium, the carrier only has scheduled flights between JFK and Tel Aviv starting November 2024.
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The airline plans to make use of its Boeing 777-200s to operate day by day flights between the 2 airports, meaning that it might offer the fewest seats in comparison with its rivals on flights departing to Israel from the Recent York area. The schedules showed that American Airlines would deploy 1,911 seats per week, while Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have scheduled 1,967 and 4,452 weekly one-way seats, respectively, during November 2024.
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American Airlines Pushes Tel Aviv Return To Late October
The carrier was previously planning to resume the flights in May.