Air France has confirmed that it is resuming flights to Tel Aviv on Tuesday, after halting service following the Houthi missile attack on Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport earlier this month.
The French flag carrier said Monday that it will be renewing daily flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Ben-Gurion Airport just outside Tel Aviv.
The announcement follows last week’s move by Delta Air Lines, which beat out major foreign carriers including rival United in restarting flights to Israel.
While some international airlines have resumed service to Israel since the May 4 Houthi missile attack, others are pushing back restart dates.
The Lufthansa Group, which includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings—said on Monday that following a fresh assessment of the security situation, it would halt all flights to and from Ben-Gurion through June 15.
United is tentatively due to restart service to Tel Aviv in mid-June as well, but some aviation analysts have suggested that it might expedite its return to Israel due to Delta’s move.
