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Rescheduling or rebooking? Israeli airlines prepare for post-war reality

According to conversations with senior Israeli airline officials, each carrier is expected to publish a new flight schedule once the war ends and airspace is formally reopened.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.
Travellers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Planes are preparing to leave Ben-Gurion Airport in case of missile strikes, Regev says

Israeli airlines, including El Al and Arkia, are ready to evacuate their fleets globally to avoid missile threats, according to Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

|ByAVI ASHKENAZI , 103FM
Yaron Minkowski’s fashion show on an Israir plane.

The runway at takeoff: An Israeli fashion show surprised passengers at 30,000 feet

During an Israir flight to Rome, the aisle became a fashion runway as designer Yaron Minkowski showcased a mini-collection inspired by the flight attendants’ uniforms and the airline’s colors.

|BySHOVAL AZOR/MAARIV ONLINE
AN EL AL flight takes off, 14 July, 2025,

Israel’s aviation rebounds in 2025 with 33% increase in passengers

Ben Gurion Airport led the resurgence, recording roughly 134,000 takeoffs and landings, up 32 percent from the previous year.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Israir will start flying to Abu Dhabi once it gets approval

Israir is the first Israeli flight company that filed a request to hold direct flights to the UAE.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
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