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United Airlines Resumes Flights to Israel in September Amid Growing US-Israel Air Travel Competition

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Aug 7, 2026

What happened

United Airlines will restart flights to Israel on September 8 with two daily Boeing 787 flights from Ben Gurion Airport, following a suspension due to regional conflict. Delta Airlines is also expected to resume flights in September, while Israeli carriers El Al, Arkia, and Israir expand their presence on the US-Israel route.

01United Airlines resumes flights to Israel on September 8 with two daily Boeing 787 flights.
02Delta Airlines plans to restart flights to Israel in September as well.
03El Al's market share for North American flights rose to 92.3% last quarter.
04Israir received a license to operate US flights with a new aircraft.
05Israeli airlines have dominated direct US-Israel flights since February.
06Ticket prices on United start at $1,117 one-way, with some classes sold out.

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