Greek Blue Bird Airways Rises to Fourth Largest Carrier at Tel Aviv Airport in July
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By חופית כהן אולאי
What happened
Greek-owned Blue Bird Airways, with strong Israeli ties, became the fourth largest airline at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport in July 2026, flying 7.5% of passengers amid Israeli carriers' dominance. The airline maintained significant operations during the "Iron Swords" conflict, supporting Israeli aviation when many foreign airlines halted flights.
- 01Blue Bird Airways captured 7.5% market share at Ben Gurion Airport in July 2026, ranking fourth.
- 02Israeli airlines hold over 60% of the domestic aviation market, with Wizz Air and Emirati airlines following.
- 03Blue Bird flew 173,100 passengers in July and 340,800 year-to-date, maintaining fourth place.
- 04The airline is Greek-based but owned by Israeli tourism group Kavim Hofesh.
- 05During the "Iron Swords" conflict, Blue Bird and TUS Airways continued flights when many foreign airlines stopped.
- 06Blue Bird also operated flights to nearby airports like Taba during evacuation periods when only Israeli airlines landed at Ben Gurion.
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