Ben Gurion Airport returned to normal today (Sunday), after Israel’s airspace was closed at night due to the Iranian attack. The airlines are trying to get the flights back on track, but as of this time, the flight schedule of the National Airport shows quite a few flight cancellations for the next two days.
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Israeli airlines
In the Israeli airlines, El Al, Israir and Arkia, adjustments are being made to the flight schedule, with some flights taking place as scheduled, and some being cancelled. In addition, Arkia and Israel canceled all domestic flights to Eilat today.
BAl Al Introducing a flexible cancellation policy. Mal Al stated: “We are working to stabilize the flight schedule as soon as possible, and recommend that all passengers verify their updated departure time before leaving for the airport. We would like to remind you that all changes to the flight schedule are detailed on the El Al website.”
An El Al spokeswoman also stated that “in order to allow passengers whose flight to Israel was canceled by foreign airlines to return to Israel, El Al offers fixed prices for a one-way flight to Israel. Example prices: from Athens – $217, from Paris – $361, from London – $314 (Luton), $412 USD (Heathrow), from Amsterdam – USD 347, from New York – USD 795, from Miami – USD 849. Sundor flights: from Larnaca – USD 150, from Kyiv/Krakow – USD 250, from Warsaw – 265 dollars. The price is valid for a LITE ticket in tourist class. The prices will be valid until Saturday, April 20 (inclusive).”
It should be emphasized that this is not a cancellation of routes, but a cancellation of point-by-point flights for the next few days.
MIsrair It was reported: “With the opening of the airport in Israel, Israir returns to flying international flights and is working to implement a flight schedule for the coming days. Detailed messages regarding the flights will be sent to the relevant passengers. We ask passengers to keep up to date with the expected changes to the flight schedule on Israir’s website, media channels and social networks. In addition, the lenient change and cancellation policy until April 20, 2024 is detailed on the company’s website.”
Msky It was reported: “With the return of National Airlines to operations this morning, Arkia returns to regular operations and is working to stabilize the schedule of international flights. All domestic flights for today are cancelled. Updates on changes will be sent to the relevant passengers, and current information will be updated on the website.”
The foreign airlines
In the international airlines, there seems to be a growing hesitation in returning the activity in Bulgaria to the series. Company Wiz Air Canceled her flights to Tel Aviv and Aqaba for the next day, with the company KLM Canceled the flights to and from Israel in the next day, and companies Air France andUnited Airlines canceled their flights to and from Israel for the next two days. BAzerbaijan Airlineswhich only recently announced an increase in the frequency of flights to Israel, announced the suspension of flights for the next few days.
According to the flight schedule of Israel, among the companies that have canceled flights for the near term are Emirates, Fly Dubai, Air Canada, Blue Bird, EasyJet, Korndon, Etihad, EuroMexico, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and LOT.
The airspace was closed last night for the night
As mentioned, the airspace in Israel was closed last night, after Iran launched dozens of drones towards Israel. Because of this, foreign airlines began canceling flights to Israel, including Air France, Vietnam Airlines, United, Thai Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines.
In addition, El Al also canceled some flights. Among the canceled destinations reported by El Al: Bangkok, Phuket, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Milan, Dubai, Athens, Moscow and Bucharest. Flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow were also canceled.
Israir announced yesterday that all domestic flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat and from Eilat to Tel Aviv are cancelled. In addition, it was reported that “some of the Israir international flights are currently postponed. Notifications will be sent to the relevant passengers.”
On behalf of Arkie, it was reported that it has also canceled all domestic flights.
Earlier yesterday, two flights from the United Arab Emirates had to return to Israel, and El Al returned flights from Thailand on their tracks. El Al stated: “The El Al company operates according to the instructions of the security authorities and is in direct contact with them. Flights LY082 and LY088 from Thailand are retracing their steps and will land in Bangkok due to the closure of the airspace over Jordan.”
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