Delta flights to israel

El Al launches direct, 15-hour-long flight to San Francisco from Tel Aviv for next fall

It chose LY49 as the flight number for the 15-hour flights, which will happen three times a week, in homage to the San Francisco 49ers football team.

 The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset. This photo was taken from the Marin Headlands.
El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.

El Al, Arkia ease flight cancellation rules while foreign carriers trim Israel schedules

 An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

Tel Aviv - New York fares stay high despite US airlines return

 A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023.

Airline flight cancellation chaos to Israel is unsustainable - analysis


Delta Air Lines resumes flights from New York to Israel after eight months

Delta Air Lines has officially restarted flights from New York to Tel Aviv after an eight-month hiatus. Delta's return makes it the second US carrier to resume flights to Israel, following United.

 A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023.

Delta Airlines to resume flights to Israel starting June 7, following months of delays

United, American Airlines, and Delta all suspended US service to Israel in October following the Hamas attack.

 A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023.

These are the airlines returning to Israel - and those that are not

Many airlines froze their routes to Israel because of the war with Hamas, but are now finding their way back to the Holy Land

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US lawmakers put pressure on US airlines to resume flights to Israel

The first US State Department-organized charter flight taking Americans out of Israel during the conflict in Gaza landed in Athens.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Delta VP: New direct Atlanta, Boston, NY routes will see 13 weekly flights

At full capacity, the airline expects to transport up to 3,700 passengers along the routes between Israel and the US per week once it opens in March 2023.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Delta had worst cancelation rate among US airlines in May

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Hamas threatens airlines, Ben-Gurion closes to arriving flights

Hamas warned international airlines from flying to Israel, saying it was targeting airports in Israel.

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Delta's newest aircraft to fly TLV-NYC route starting in January

The A330-900neo will fly to Israel from January 2021.

The A330-900neo plane

Delta Airlines suspends services to Israel

United Airlines will continue flying to Israel and announced its scheduled weekly flights.

Travelers wearing masks chat in the arrivals terminal after Israel said it will require anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel

Delta employees detail a pattern of antisemitic abuse at airline

Delta airline's managers have a long history of making antisemitic comments and ridiculing Jews.

Delta Airlines airplanes at JFK airport, NY.