European Airlines Resume Flights to Israel
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Spanish airline Iberia will resume flights between Tel Aviv and Madrid on October 25, operating seven weekly flights via its subsidiary Iberia Express. Polish carrier LOT has launched a new Warsaw-Bangkok route, increasing frequency to six flights weekly by November. These routes offer Israelis expanded travel options, especially after Flydubai suspended its flights. Other airlines like British Airways, Delta, United, and Air India are also resuming or planning to resume services to Israel.
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- Iberia will resume Tel Aviv-Madrid flights on October 25 with seven weekly services.
- LOT Polish Airlines launched a Warsaw-Bangkok route, increasing to six weekly flights by November.
- British Airways will restart Tel Aviv-London flights on October 25.
- Delta Air Lines and United Airlines resumed flights to Israel in September.
- Air India plans to resume Tel Aviv-Delhi flights on December 1.
- New flight options are significant following Flydubai's suspension of services to Israel.
The route will be operated by its low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express, with seven flights per week. While flights from Tel Aviv to Madrid will be direct, the return journey from Madrid to Israel will initially include a technical stop in Athens for crew changes. Iberia's return will re-expand direct flight options from Israel to Spain's capital, a significant hub for onward travel to Europe, the United States, and Latin America. A round-trip ticket for travel between October 26 and November 3 was priced from $577 on Iberia's website, including a carry-on bag for the outbound flight and a carry-on plus checked bag for the return. A ticket with both carry-on and checked bags for both directions started at $621.
In parallel, Polish Airlines LOT launched a new direct route from Warsaw to Bangkok on Wednesday, operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Initially, the service will run three times a week, increasing to five flights weekly starting October 26, and six flights per week from November 2. Israelis can utilize this route for onward travel to Thailand with a connecting flight from Warsaw. A round-trip ticket from Tel Aviv to Bangkok with a stopover in Warsaw was priced from $1,345, including a carry-on and checked bag, for travel between November 25 and December 9. This new option gains importance following the suspension of Flydubai flights to Israel, which many Israelis used for onward connections to the Far East.
British Airways announced it will also restart its Tel Aviv-London route on October 25, while Delta Air Lines and United Airlines returned in September. Air India plans to resume direct flights between Tel Aviv and Delhi on December 1.
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