Norwegian airlines said Thursday it will resume flights to Israel in the spring, making it the latest carrier to restore service to Tel Aviv following last month’s ceasefire with Hamas.
The move underscores the resurgence of Israel’s aviation sector and the reemergence of Ben-Gurion International Airport as a regional travel hub, as an increasing number of foreign carriers resume flights to the country.
Norwegian Air Shuttle, commonly known as Norwegian, will offer twice-weekly flights from Copenhagen beginning April 1.
The low-cost carrier, which suspended service shortly after the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, is Scandinavia’s second-largest airline after Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) resumed service to Israel last month, restarting thrice weekly flights from Copenhagen to Tel Aviv for the first time in more than nine years.
More than 60 foreign carriers are now operating flights to Tel Aviv, compared to 80 two years ago, before the war, according to the Israel Airport Authority.
