Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, announced on Friday that it will resume flights to Israel from June 23
The decision could encourage other airlines to resume services to the country.
The Lufthansa group, which includes Germany’s Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and EuroWings, had suspended flights to Tel Aviv on May 4 after a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit the area near Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The group said each airline in the conglomerate will gradually resume flights for “operational reasons.” The decision was made after a detailed analysis of the situation and in coordination with authorities.
Lufthansa’s return could pave the way for other major airlines that have not yet resumed flights to Israel.
For example, United Airlines of the United States resumed service to Israel on June 5, shortly after Delta Air Lines announced its resumption.
United, which before the war was the most popular American airline to Israel, is offering round-trip tickets to Newark for about $850, half the price of El Al and Delta, which are nearly sold out.
Mark Feldman, president of Ziontours Jerusalem, said on June 1 that United decided to resume service after seeing that Delta and its crew were staying overnight in Israel.
He advises caution when buying United tickets because if the airline suspends flights again, passengers may have to pay for flights to and from Israel via cities such as Athens or other European cities, a policy different from that of other foreign carriers.
Another European carrier, KLM, also resumed flights to Israel last weekend.
Flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv will stop in Larnaca, Cyprus, allowing crew members who prefer not to stay in Israel to disembark.
Return flights to Amsterdam are direct.
Meanwhile, Italian carrier ITA Airways has decided to suspend its flights until June 22.
Meanwhile, Israel’s new carrier Air Haifa, which operates from Haifa Airport, announced on Wednesday that it will begin direct flights to the Greek island of Rhodes in early July.
Summary: Lufthansa will resume flights to Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport from June 23 after suspending flights due to a missile attack.
The decision could encourage other carriers to resume operations in the country.
United Airlines and KLM have already resumed flights to Israel, while ITA Airways will continue to suspend flights until June 22. New Israeli carrier Air Haifa will launch flights to Rhodes, Greece, in July.
Published in 06/08/2025 00h05
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