Airlines

Aviation industry sees labor dispute as Wizz Air seeks to establish Israeli base of operations

According to the Histadrut, allowing Wizz Air to operate within the country would have implications for airport workers' working conditions, wages, and workers' rights.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.
Air France launches La Première on Tel Aviv to Paris route with Dror Kontento show

Air France launches La Première on Tel Aviv to Paris route with Dror Kontento show

El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

Israel vs El Al: Israelis were robbed, but the state might keep all the money - opinion

 Arkia's plane

American investor Elliot Zemel in advanced talks to buy Arkia Airlines


We need to remember which airlines abandoned Israel, even if it comes at a cost - opinion

Now, the options to soar are limited, and while flying abroad can have a euphoric effect, keep in mind it will cost you to achieve this inner peace.

 TRAVELERS AT Ben-Gurion International Airport.

United, Delta resume flights to Israel as others delay returns

United and Delta are among the few airlines that are resuming flights to Israel in recent weeks.

A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Another aircraft and more flights: The northern airline expands operations

Air Haifa signed a deal to buy another ATR 72-600, after a fourth joins this summer. The expansion will boost flight frequencies and add new destinations from Haifa Airport.

Air Haifa aircraft

Lufthansa delays return of flights to Israel following internal security assessment

The Lufthansa Group said the suspension will remain in place at least through May 25. Since the suspension began, no group flights have landed in or taken off from Israel.

 Planes of Lufthansa

UN finds Russia responsible for Malaysian plane downing that killed 298

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 departed from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014, and was shot down over eastern Ukraine.

  A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 22, 2014.

Air France, Lufthansa, others avoid Pakistan airspace amid India tensions

Airlines have also been reacting to developments in the Middle East, with European and US carriers canceling flights for several days after a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis landed near Ben Gurion.

A Lufthansa A380 plane

After Sunday cancellations, some airlines set to resume flights to Israel

Airport officials said that “the flight board has been updated, and the airlines have not canceled the slots.” 

 Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben-Gurion Airport on April 4, 2023; illustrative

Virgin Atlantic ceases operating independent flights between Tel Aviv, London

Independently operated Virgin Atlantic flights were originally scheduled to return to Israel in October 2025.

 Virgin's Richard Branson lands at the Ben Gurion Aiport, in Israel, October 23, 2019

Qatar and Algeria sign air transport agreement to expand flight operations

Qatar and Algeria signed a new air transport agreement enabling unlimited flights, aiming to boost trade, tourism, and aviation ties between the two nations.

 The flags of Qatar and Algeria; Illustrative

Dominant over 18 months of war, Israel's El Al faces return of foreign carriers - analysis

After a period of near-monopoly, El Al now faces competition as foreign carriers resume flights to Israel, testing its ability to maintain dominance.

 An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.