El Al announces resumption of service as airlines trickle back post Iran-Israel war

Foreign carriers wary of instability in the region since Hamas’ October 7th massacre remain hesitant to fully commit.

By Jewish Breaking News

El Al has announced it will resume normal operations nearly two weeks after Operation Rising Lion against Iran’s nuclear facilities brought international air travel to a standstill.

The Israeli flagship carrier will restore regular flights to all destinations on June 29, with subsidiary Sun D’or following on July 1.

El Al is offering fixed pricing for flights departing before next Tuesday and allowing free rebooking for passengers whose flights were canceled during the Iran operation.

Meanwhile, flyDubai resumed Israel flights Wednesday night, becoming the first major foreign carrier to restart operations.

TUS and Blue Bird returned today, Cyprus Airways resumes tomorrow, and China’s Hainan Airlines returns next week.

Air Europa plans to restart in mid-July and Arkia announced it will resume Tel Aviv-New York flights this week using leased Bulgarian aircraft, with one-way tickets starting at $1,000, Globes reports.

However, foreign carriers wary of instability in the region since Hamas’ October 7th massacre remain hesitant to fully commit.

The Lufthansa Group suspended flights until July 31, while Air France canceled services “until further notice.”

Dutch carrier KLM won’t return until July 1 at the earliest, and budget airline Ryanair extended cancellations through September 30.

As for Canadian travelers looking for a direct route to the Holy Land, they will have to wait until September 8th to fly Air Canada, while Americans face an equally bleak scenario with Delta Air Lines scrapping all Israel service until August 31st.