Aviation

Herzog welcomes Israelis home from wartime rescue flights at Ben-Gurion airport

Herzog drew a connection between Israelis returning home after the long wartime journey and the upcoming holiday of Passover, and the ancient Jewish exodus from Egypt. 

AIRPLANES AT the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.
A Wizz Air flight on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport following a security risk, February 8, 2026.

Wizz Air hub in Israel stalled as emergency flight rules block foreign operations

ISRAELIS RETURN in the first El Al flight to Israel since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Israelis deserve better than missile barrages and cancelled flights - editorial

Pilot Helmet. Tiny laser projectors.

The pilot’s eyes: The helmet-mounted display system developed in Israel


The Lufthansa group will not arrive in Israel before November

Lufthansa group extends flight suspension to Israel until November, impacting Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings.

 Lufthansa

Not disappointing: The Cypriot airline renews flights to Israel

After a brief pause, TUS AIRWAYS restarts flights from Israel today, offering connections to Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, and Austria.

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Are airlines canceling flights to Israel? You won’t believe how many will fly!

Despite the security situation, the Airports Authority predicts 1.7 million passengers, with 42,000 expected on Yom Kippur's eve. Popular destinations include Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and the Emirates.

  Ben Gurion Airport

Once and for all - this is why flight prices are so high

Empty rescue flights, lease cancellations, and European safety recommendations contribute to high flight prices and reduced supply. Israeli airlines face challenges.

 Chaos in Israel after the Hezbollah attack was thwarted

Turkish refusal to refuel El Al flight: An offensive violation of intl. obligations - opinion

Political tensions and hostilities don't allow airport and aviation authorities the right to ignore their international duties.

 AN ISRAIR plane is painted with the Israeli and Turkish flags, at Ben-Gurion Airport, as Israeli commercial flights to Turkey resume, February 2023.

Planes flying from Lithuania to SE Asia mysteriously land in Iran

The aircrafts' transponders - which enable them to be identified on air traffic control radars - were turned off on entry into Iranian airspace.

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

How efficient Israeli response to Iran's attack led to resumption of flights

Although fewer visitors than usual are expected to fly to Israel this summer due to the war, restarted airline operations and the reactivation of Ben Gurion’s Terminal 1 might help local tourism.

 An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

One dead, 30 injured as Singapore Airlines flight hits turbulence

 The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024.

El Al host Josh Aronson on the autistic spectrum in the cockpit as part of Autism Awareness Week

Aronson, a Manchester journalist, is the first journalist on the autism spectrum to work as a diaspora correspondent for Maariv newspaper.

 Cockpit view from an El Al plane, April 9, 2024.

El Al attack: Will it soon be dangerous for Israelis to board a plane?

"Hostile elements" attempted to take over the communication network of an El Al plane flying from Phuket to Ben-Gurion Airport on Saturday night and divert it from its destination.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.