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2.65 million passengers passed through Israel’s main airport in August with 2.5 million passengers expected in September.

The three times weekly service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv will offer the most business class seats between the two cities of any airline, United says.

Most passengers using Air Haifa’s flights to Greece and Cyprus have taken off and landed on time over the past week. Can Haifa Airport ease the congestion at Ben Gurion Airport?

Wage costs rose to 75% of the Israel Airports Authority's revenue in the first quarter, and no solution to Ben Gurion Airport's manpower problems is in sight.

The Israeli airline is due to start flying the route on October 19, but may do so earlier.

Managers will assist in baggage handling. The Authority says it is recruiting workers in readiness for the Jewish holiday season.

“The Wall Street Journal” has reported the sluggish recovery in an article entitled “A trickle of Americans is returning to Israel.”

The airline said that after it had invested huge resources, it was refused security clearance to operate the route.

1.3 million Israelis traveled abroad in July, while incoming tourism was sharply down.

Despite losses caused by Operation Roaring Lion, El Al posted a $126 million net profit for the second quarter, and sees the momentum continuing.

While it will be much easier to find seats on the Tel Aviv - New York route next month, fares remain expensive.

Flights will take off from Frankfurt each afternoon and return from Tel Aviv the following morning.

Ethiopian Airlines has not stopped flying to Tel Aviv throughout the wars, and connects Israelis to a major hub.

Israel Airports Authority CEO Sharon Kedmi: Ben Gurion airport doesn’t have the capacity to receive more US planes without harming civil aviation.

“Globes” brand rankings sees airlines' popularity based on their commitment to maintaining stable Israel operations.

The founders of Mize, acquired by Korea’s Yanolja for $300 million, tell “Globes” how a hotel room - like an option in the financial markets - has an expiration date, a constantly fluctuating price, and can be traded.

The talks with the Ministry of Transport broke down in mid-May after the Hungarian airline was slow to resume Israel flights following the war with Iran.

El Al said the suspension of the Moscow flights is "due to developments between Russia and Ukraine and recent aviation incidents in the region."

The class action alleges that El Al was part of a global cartel fixing cargo prices. El Al denies the claim.

Minister of Transport Miri Regev says that if a decision is not taken within the next 48 hours to move the 72 US refueling planes parked at Ben Gurion airport, 2.4 million airline tickets will need to be canceled.

The eight-floor hotel will be constructed on top of a new hold baggage screening building next to Terminal 3.

Some foreign airlines have canceled flights to and from Israel, although at this stage there have been no aggressive longer-term cancellations.

Arkia will operate twice weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo on Sundays and Wednesdays with the return flights on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The airline's results were hit by the war with Iran, rising fuel costs, and the appreciation of the shekel.

The company was supposed to resume flights on the London-Tel Aviv route on July 1 but announced today that all flights to Israel are canceled until at least August 1, 2026.

Austrian Airlines will renew Tel Aviv flights on June 1 followed by Lufthansa and Swiss on July 1. Wizz Air will resume flights on May 28.

But EASA has softened its language from advising against flying to Israel to urging airlines to “exercise caution and take potential risks into account.”

Despite EASA extending its advisory not to fly to Israel, the Transport Ministry had been hoping Wizz Air would gradually resume activity at Ben Gurion airport.

The Group, which includes Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and EuroWings leaves open the possibility of a partial return in early June, if security developments allow.

After Isracard hijacked El Al’s FlyCard from ICC-CAL, rivals are eager to team with the Hungarian low-cost carrier on a loyalty club credit card.