Delta to Resume Tel Aviv Flights April 1
Skift Take
Key Points
- Delta Air Lines will resume its New York JFK to Tel Aviv service on April 1 after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
- European airlines, including Lufthansa Group and Wizz Air, are cautiously resuming flights to Israel.
- The Skift Travel 200 index offers insights into the financial performance of the airline sector amid the ongoing conflict.
Summary
Delta Air Lines will restart flights from New York JFK to Tel Aviv on April 1, becoming the first U.S. carrier to do so following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This decision follows a comprehensive security review. While Delta resumes its operations, other U.S. airlines like United and American remain cautious, with United still suspending its Tel Aviv flights. European carriers, such as Lufthansa Group and Wizz Air, are also slowly resuming services. The Skift Travel 200 index provides insights into the financial performance of the airline sector during this period.
Delta Air Lines is set to become the first U.S. carrier to resume flying to Tel Aviv after Israel reached a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
The airline said Friday it would resume its daily nonstop New York JFK to Tel Aviv service April 1.
Delta also said the decision to restart flights to Tel Aviv came after a “comprehensive security review, conducted in close coordination with government and private sector partners.”
Since the October 7 attacks, U.S. carriers have suspended flights to Tel Aviv. As the conflict spread to other parts of the region in recent months, some U.S. airlines began to halt service to Israel indefinitely.
With a ceasefire agreement, the industry is now cautiously optimistic about flying to Israel. However, given the fragility of the deal, it’s not clear how long a ceasefire will last. President Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not confident” a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would hold.
“It’s not our war, it’s their war,” President Trump said.
American Airlines and United Airlines both said its flights to Tel Aviv still remain suspended.
European carriers have also started to slowly resume service to Israel. Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has already started flying to Tel Aviv and Lufthansa Group said its major airlines would resume service to Israel February 1.
Air France said it would suspend its Tel Aviv service until at least January 24. Italian flag carrier ITA Airways is set to start flying to Israel February 1, and British Airways plans to resume its London Heathrow-Tel Aviv flights April 5.
Airlines Sector Stock Index Performance Year-to-Date
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The Skift Travel 200 (ST200) combines the financial performance of nearly 200 travel companies worth more than a trillion dollars into a single number. See more airlines sector financial performance.
Photo Credit: A Delta 737-900ER. Delta Air Lines Vincenzo Pace / Vincenzo Pace
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