Air France will resume flights to Israel on Monday, becoming the first major European airline to restore service to Tel Aviv since the outbreak of the war with Iran.
The French flag carrier will operate a daily nonstop flight between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Ben-Gurion Airport, located just outside Tel Aviv.
The airline suspended service on the Paris–Tel Aviv route after Israeli airspace was closed on June 13 amid the conflict with Iran.
Both the French carrier’s morning flight to Israel and its afternoon return flight to France—competing with El Al and Arkia—have been nearly fully booked this week, signaling strong demand for travel to and from Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, Madrid-based Air Europa is scheduled to resume service to Israel next week.
Despite the high demand, U.S. carriers have yet to resume service to Israel, even as the busy summer travel season gets underway—sending airfares on the lucrative transatlantic route soaring once again on Israeli airlines.
United Airlines is slated to resume flights to Tel Aviv from its Newark hub next month, while Delta Air Lines plans to restart service from New York in September—timed with the seasonal drop in airfares to and from Israel.
