El Al faces competition as foreign airlines return to Israel Israel’s national carrier has won both plaudits for flying throughout the war and criticism over allegations of price gouging. Etgar Lefkovits July 9, 2025
United to resume flights to Israel on July 21 The Chicago-based carrier will operate twice daily nonstop service from its Newark hub to Tel Aviv starting in two weeks. JNS Staff July 8, 2025
United sued for records to see if anti-Israel union pressured carrier to halt Tel Aviv flights “As soon as we filed this action, within two hours, they returned the flight,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs told JNS. Mike Wagenheim June 9, 2025
Lufthansa suspends Tel Aviv flights until at least June 22 The German national carrier, whose group also includes SWISS and Austrian Airlines, was slated to resume flights on June 15. JNS Staff June 3, 2025
United resuming flights to Israel on June 5 “This resumption follows a detailed assessment of operational considerations for the region,” the airline said in a statement. Etgar Lefkovits June 1, 2025
United extends suspension of Israel flights through mid-June The Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is currently scheduled to renew flights to Israel later this month from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. JNS Staff May 13, 2025
Passengers sue United for alleged Jew-hatred on flight to Israel The suit states that the flight crew subjected 57 passengers “to humiliation and prejudice solely based on their religion and ethnicity.” May 5, 2025
Delta resumes flights to Israel The U.S. carrier is restoring its daily service to Tel Aviv from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. JNS Staff April 1, 2025
United Airlines sued after pilot forces open airplane bathroom door on Orthodox Jew One of the plaintiffs suing the airline felt “sexually violated and embarrassed after having been publicly exposed in the nude,” per the criminal complaint. JNS Staff March 25, 2025