As Israel’s response continues against the attack it suffered on Saturday from the terrorist organization Hamas, international airlines continue to make changes to their flight schedules to Tel Aviv.
On that same day, some companies like Ryanair and Iberia Express suspended scheduled flights, but on Sunday other European airlines such as EasyJet, Aegean, Air France, Vueling, Wizz Air, Finnair, ITA Airways and TAP Air Portugal joined in, with disruptions only on Sunday and Monday or continuously evolving, hence they recommend passengers to stay tuned to the official contact channels.
In the case of Iberia Express, they operated a flight to Tel Aviv on Sunday but canceled another on Monday. The same happened with Vueling, which canceled its flights from Barcelona on Monday.
Among the European airlines still operating under some normalcy are Turkish Airlines, Bluebird Airways, and Pegasus.
In Asia, there have also been repercussions. Air India suspended its flights to Tel Aviv until October 14. Cathay Pacific canceled its flights from and to Hong Kong on Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 of October, clarifying that they will provide more information about the flights starting Friday 13. Air Astana suspended its operations to Tel Aviv on Sunday but is coordinating a flight to transport its citizens to Almaty on Tuesday. Azerbaijan Airlines suspended its flights on Sunday and plans to resume them on Tuesday 10. Korean Air also suspended its flights from Monday without detailing future plans.
In that region, Hainan Airlines announced today that it is maintaining its flights to Tel Aviv from Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen with two weekly services on each route, although everything is subject to the evolution of the conflict. A similar announcement was made by Georgian Airways, clarifying that Economy tickets have sold out and only Business class is available, which led to criticism on social media.
Among African airlines, Royal Air Maroc suspended its flights to Tel Aviv until at least October 13. Egyptair also canceled its flights indefinitely, while Air Seychelles and Ethiopian continue to operate.
In the Middle East, Emirates and Flydubai continue to operate to Tel Aviv. Etihad canceled two flights on Monday without providing specific information on the status of its services to Israel, and Gulf Air reported the suspension of flights between Bahrain and Tel Aviv until October 14. Royal Jordanian did not release any update but its flights to Tel Aviv on Monday are listed as canceled.
Flights between the United States and Israel
From the other side of the Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines also announced on Sunday the suspension of their flights to Tel Aviv.
Typically, American operates a daily flight to Tel Aviv from New York/JFK. The company eased its commercial terms allowing cost-free changes for those tickets to and from Tel Aviv purchased up to October 6 to fly between October 7 and 21. Changes can be made via the American website or by contacting Reservations.
Delta, on the other hand, offers three weekly flights from Boston, a daily flight from New York/JFK, and a daily flight from Atlanta. It also offers flexibility for tickets on flights between October 7 and 14.
United, the US airline with the largest presence in the Israeli market, operates a daily flight to Tel Aviv from San Francisco, four weekly flights from Chicago-O’Hare, three weekly flights from Washington-Dulles, and two daily flights from Newark. Its flexible commercial policy allows cost-free changes for those with tickets on flights to and from Tel Aviv and Amman (Jordan) between October 7 and 14.
The Israeli airline El AL continues its regular schedule to the United States with six weekly flights to Miami, six weekly flights to Los Angeles, two daily flights to New York/JFK, eleven weekly flights to Newark, and three weekly flights to Boston. However, it keeps open the possibility of changes.
Flights to Canada
Air Canada also canceled its flights to and from Tel Aviv on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 of October, waiting to provide updates on the future state as soon as the situation stabilizes.
The company usually operates three weekly flights from Montreal and a daily flight from Toronto.
