United Airlines will resume Israeli service early next month.
The Chicago-based airline announced Wednesday that it would become the first U.S. airline to resume flights to Tel Aviv following the suspension of service due to the war between Israel and Hamas.
United, historically the largest U.S. airline serving Israel, has canceled all its flights to Tel Aviv in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7.
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American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, the two other U.S. airlines serving Israel, also stopped flying to the country after the attacks.
Following these suspensions, Israel’s national carrier El Al remained the only airline serving the US-to-Tel Aviv market.
But now, nearly six months later, United is ready to resume service, albeit on only one of four Israeli routes.
Here’s the latest on when airlines will return to Israel.
United Airlines Israel flights
United will resume one of its two flights to Tel Aviv from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) starting March 2.
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The airline’s Flights 84 and 85 – the early afternoon departure from Newark and the daytime flight from Tel Aviv – will be the first frequencies to resume.
United will operate these westbound flights with a technical stop in Munich on March 2 and 4. There are no departures from Newark to Tel Aviv scheduled for March 3 and 5.
United will then resume daily nonstop service to Tel Aviv starting March 6.
“United conducted a detailed security analysis in making this decision, working closely with security experts and government officials in the United States and Israel. We have also worked closely with the Air Line Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants to develop the protocols to ensure they are safe and well informed,” the airline said in a statement about the resumed service.
United plans to resume its second daily flight from Newark to Tel Aviv in May, followed by flights from Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. in the fall.
The resumed flights can now be booked on United’s website, but note that the airline “will continue to monitor the situation in Tel Aviv and adjust the schedule as necessary.”
Delta Air Lines Israel flights
In recent years, Delta has been busy building its Israeli network with new flights from Atlanta and Boston, complementing the airline’s existing service from New York.
Delta left Israel completely in October, but plans to resume service from New York on May 1, according to Israeli aviation authorities. TPG has reached out to Delta to confirm the resumption date and will update the story if we hear back.
Flights from Atlanta and Boston are currently unavailable on Delta’s website and there is no published resumption date.
American Airlines Israel flights
American Airlines has only one Israeli route left from New York to Tel Aviv. (The airline’s service from Miami was completely halted early last year.)
American closed its Tel Aviv outstation after the outbreak of war and does not plan to resume flights until the fall.
The airline’s flights to Tel Aviv are currently set to resume on October 27. American shared in a statement that “the safety and security of our customers and team members remain our highest priorities.”
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