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At the same time many foreign airlines are resuming flights to Israel this week.

Maccabiah chairman Assaf Goren expects next summer's 'Jewish Olympics' to be an important demonstration of Zionist solidarity in the face of rising antisemitism.

The group suspended flights to and from Israel after the the deadly rocket attack on Majdal Shams on July 27.

Israeli airlines are exploiting their dominant status and major demand to charge high prices and disrupt customers' plans through overbooking. Will Israelis punish them when foreign carriers return in full force?

Singapore-based Collective Hospitality will buy most of the Israeli hospitality chain of Selina, which became insolvent last month.

The chaos in Israel's aviation market has led those who can afford it to fly privately.

It was business as usual at Ben Gurion airport today with 60,900 passengers expected to pass through on 353 international flights arriving and departing.

Israir CEO Uri Sirkis tells "Globes" foreign airlines are canceling flights because of a global shortage of planes and explains why his company is struggling to match El Al's superb results.

After the chiefs of Israel's airlines were summoned to meet Minister of Economy Nir Barkat, El Al CEO Dina Ben Tal Ganancia agreed to reduce some ticket prices.

During the Jewish holidays, a return ticket to New York last year cost $1,500, while this year a return ticket during the holidays costs $2,000.

While the state gave generous aid to Israel’s national carrier in the hard times during the Covid pandemic, El Al does not have to share its profits in the good times.

The Irish low-cost airline, which had been flying to seven destinations from Tel Aviv, has canceled all flights until the end of September.

There may be no foreign tourists staying in hotels, but the absence has been more than compensated for by domestic tourism, and the hosting of evacuees.

As foreign airlines pull out of Israel, El Al posted a second quarter net profit of $147.4 million, 84% more than in the first quarter.

Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa itself, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, has extended its Tel Aviv flight cancellations until August 21.

The airline’s share price is soaring amid record profits, as heightened regional tensions and canceled flights by foreign carriers, leave Israelis with limited choice for their summer vacation.

Market sources believe that easyJet’s suspension might raise fares in the 2024/2025 winter season, especially in the low-cost sector, which is strongly affected by supply and demand.

The possibility of building an airport to supplement Ben Gurion at Beit She'an was rejected a decade ago as impractical.

Israeli airlines are trying to fly as usual but have had to cancel flights that use leased aircraft.

Several international airlines have cancelled or suspended flights to and from Israel, but others are operating normally.

Following the attacks in Beirut and Tehran, United and Delta have canceled their New York - Tel Aviv flights.

‘Diamonds’ allow frequent flyers to upgrade their status from basic, through silver, gold, and platinum to top platinum.

This will make the Irish low-cost carrier, the foreign airline in Israel with routes to the most destinations.

The Israeli company is also likely to have its shares delisted from Nasdaq after its financial difficulties mount.

Before the war Cathay Pacific operated three weekly flights between Hong Kong and Tel Aviv.

Israelis want to go on vacation to a place where they will feel safe, won't encounter demonstration and don't have to hide Jewish symbols.

The Israeli carrier will pay up to $2.5 billion for the aircraft, which will be delivered over several years from 2027.

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia talks to Eran Gefen about aiming for the top, those ticket prices, and how she has kept El Al flying straight in wartime.

From the weekend Delta and United will resume daily Tel Aviv – New York flights, weakening El Al's monopoly on the route.

Ben Gurion airport's low-cost Terminal 1 has resumed operations for the first time since the start of the war. But will airfares fall?