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Blue Bird opens three new routes to Europe this summer

The Greek–Israeli airline Blue Bird announced the launch of three new routes from Tel Aviv: Burgas, Chania in Crete and to the island of Kos.

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An Emirates aircraft is seen through the window of a Middle East Airlines airplane at Cairo International Airport, March 31, 2026; illustrative.

Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators' group says

The 250th Wizz Air aircraft.

Wizz Air celebrates: 250th aircraft takes off on the way to a 500-plane fleet

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Wizz Air CEO: Our plan is to establish a base in Israel in April


In first, West Bank Palestinians fly to Cyprus from Ramon Airport

At present, West Bank Palestinians can access Ramon Airport only through special group options, not individuals.

 Arkia flight to Cyprus from Ramon Airport, August 22, 2022.

What should you do if your luggage gets lost?

In April alone, the US Department of Transportation reported that almost 220,000 bags were lost, stolen, damaged or delayed.

 A malfunction in the luggage security system has left hundreds of passengers stuck at the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 12, 2019.

Saudi-Oman corridor to open for Israeli flights 'within days' - El Al CEO

El Al and smaller Israeli rival Arkia later said they had applied for permission to fly over both Saudi Arabia and Oman.

 FLOWERS AND a card are placed at El Al’s ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in July 2002, after a gunman killed two people and injured several more before an El Al security guard shot him dead.

Wizz Air to resume flights from UAE to Russia in October

The airline's Abu Dhabi-based joint venture, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, will operate the daily flight from Oct. 3, with fares starting from 359 dirham ($97.74).

Wizz Air's aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Budapest Airport, May 22, 2014.

Israel's Ben-Gurion had second-most July airport delays of Middle East

A report published by the Sam Chui website revealed which airports and airlines had the most delays in July.

 Travelers exit the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic testing area at Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel imposes new restrictions on November 28, 2021.

United Airlines pilots refuse to fly to Israel, cite fictitious curfew

A United Airlines flight from Newark said a 24-hour delay was due to a "curfew" in Tel Aviv. Ben-Gurion Airport spokesperson: "There is no curfew. At all."

A United Airlines passenger jet taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019.

Arkia Israeli airlines offering free vacations to Gaza border residents

Arkia Airlines and other companies are offering exclusive benefits to residents of the Gaza border communities amid the exchange of rocket and missile fire between Israel and Gaza militants.


Delta Airlines to launch direct Tel Aviv-Atlanta flight

Delta's new Tel Aviv-Atlanta flight joins its direct flights from Tel Aviv to New York and Boston.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Lufthansa to create a position to fight antisemitism after kicking Jews off flight

The incident had outraged Jews in the United States and Europe, some of whom alleged that the crew had been discriminating against all visible Jewish passengers.

Israeli passengers wait to board the Lufthansa flight intended to bring them back to Israel, February 24, 2021.

Iranian airlines halt flights to Syria after Israeli strikes

A report in Iran International says only IRGC-owned and US-sanctioned Mahan Air continues to fly to Syria.

 A plane carrying Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian lands in Damascus International Airport, in Damascus, Syria March 23, 2022.