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EasyJet to resume flights to Israel in June

The airline will operate service to and from London, Amsterdam, Basel, Berlin, Geneva, Milan and Nice.

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An EasyJet flight takes off from Ben-Gurion International Airport, on April 11, 2018. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

British low-cost carrier EasyJet announced on Friday that it will resume flights to Israel this summer.

The news comes as an increasing number of foreign airlines are renewing flights to Ben-Gurion International Airport as regional tensions de-escalate.

The budget airline said it would operate 38 weekly flights to and from Israel starting June 1, servicing London, Amsterdam, Basel, Berlin, Geneva, Milan and Nice.

The Lufthansa Group of airlines announced on Thursday that it will restart service to Israel next month. The global aviation heavyweight includes Lufthansa, Swiss International Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Eurowings.

Air France and British Airways are expected to follow suit in the coming months.

The renewed service by major European airlines follows the lead of two popular low-cost European carriers.

Hungary-based Wizzair has already resumed flights, while Ireland’s Ryanair is due to follow suit this spring, returning to a full schedule in the summer.

The three major U.S. legacy carriers are still not flying to Israel.

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