United Airlines Will Resume Tel Aviv Flights Next Month
United Airlines will resume flights to Tel Aviv next month from its Newark hub, ramping up to double daily service by the end of March 2025.
United Airlines Resumes Tel Aviv Service – March 2025
With a ceasefire in effect with both Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, United will resume flying from Newark (EWR) to Tel Aviv (TLV) on March 15, 2025, with a second daily flight planned to begin on March 29. The flights will be operated by Boeing 787-10 aircraft.
United says, “The resumption follows a detailed assessment of operation considerations for the region and close work with the unions who represent our flight attendants and pilots.”
As for route resumptions from other hubs, United says, “We will continue to evaluate opportunities to restore additional flights.”
Delta Air Lines will also resume service to Tel Aviv from New York (JFK) on April 1, 2025 using Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.
Israeli flag carrier El Al has conitnued to operate throughout the war.
United Airlines Resumed Tel Aviv Flights In March 2024, But Quickly Suspended The Route Again
When war broke out in October 2023 after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and killed over 1,400 civilians, US carriers quickly suspended service to Israel. Within a day, Hamas had fired over 4,000 rockets toward Israel, with targets including Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. While Israel’s Iron Dome System was able to repel many of the incoming rockets, the uncertainty of the situation moved carriers from around the world to suspend flights.
For a couple months, Israeli flag carrier El Al was one of the only carriers flying to and from Israel (and even operated over Sabbath during this unique time). In spring 2024, carriers inlcluding Aegean, Austrian, Lufthansa, and SWISS resumed service. United Airlines resumed service to Tel Aviv (TLV) from Newark (EWR) in March 2024.
The initial Newark – Tel Aviv flights in 2024 stopped in Munich (MUC) to “ensure all service providers are ready to support non-stop service to and from Newark.”
United conducted a detailed safety analysis in making this decision, including close work with security experts and government officials in the United States and Israel. We also worked closely with the Air Line Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants to develop the protocols to ensure they are safe and well-informed.
But by May, the route had been suspended again, citing geopolitical uncertainty in the region.
United will continue to monitor the situation in Tel Aviv and adjust the schedule as warranted.
CONCLUSION
With no end in sight to the war in Gaza, United Airlines will resume service in March 2025, a year after resuming service the first time only to pull back after less than two months. This time, a second daily service will resume from Newark two weeks later, contingent upon a return in demand and eventually resume flights from other hubs.
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