- Update, 4/20:
- United early flights 84/85 between Newark-Tel Aviv are now canceled through 5/2. United late flights 90/91 between Newark-Tel Aviv are now canceled through 5/17.
- Air Canada has extended their flight waiver for flights booked through 7/15.
- Update, 4/18:
- Air Canada has officially canceled Tel Aviv service through 6/30, with the next available flight from Montreal on 7/1 and Toronto on 7/2. Change waivers have been extended through 6/30.
- United’s next available flight for sale is now from Newark to Tel Aviv on 4/29 and Tel Aviv to Newark on 4/30. Change waivers now include changing the origin or destination of your ticket to Athens.
Originally posted 4/17:
- Related posts:
Wondering which airlines are offering waivers for Israel flights now? Below is an updated roundup as of 4/17.
Resuming operations in the wake of the Iranian attack are much easier for European carriers, as they can double crew a flight or make a technical stop where crew can be housed outside of Israel. North American carriers are going to struggle to resume flights until they are comfortable housing them in Israel once again.
By law, all flights that are canceled or have a major schedule change are fully refundable to your original payment method.
No airlines are covering expenses for new flights that you purchase on your own, so always ask your airline for rebooking options before buying tickets for another flight.
- AA: Tickets booked on or before 2/11/24 for travel through 10/28/24 can be changed to travel through 11/24/24 with no difference in fare, or you can request a full refund.
- Next bookable flight: JFK-Tel Aviv on 10/26/24.
- Air Canada: Travel between 4/13/24-6/30/24 can be changed with no difference in fare, or you can request a full refund. Travel between 7/1/24-7/15/24 can be changed with no difference in fare through 8/15, or you can request a full refund.
- Next bookable flight: Toronto-Tel Aviv on 7/2/24. Montreal-Tel Aviv on 7/1/24.
- Air France: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- Austrian: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- BA: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational. BA has resumed flying between London-Tel Aviv, but on a short-haul A320/321 with Euro-business class seating. With this downgrade, full meals will not be offered in economy. Additionally, the flight from London to Tel Aviv will make a 45 minute operational stop in Larnaca, where it will switch crew, so that crew don’t need to leave the plane in Tel Aviv. Passengers won’t need to leave the plane in Larnaca. The flight from Tel Aviv to London will operate nonstop. This arrangement will run through at least 6/30/24. Passengers can request a refund if they don’t want to take this flight. BA also announced that effective 3/30/25, passengers will only receive tier points for short-haul flights on this route, for the lowest fare class that means a drop from 20 tier points to 10 tier points.
- Brussels: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- Delta: Travel waiver has ended. Contact the airline to discuss options or request a refund. You can now be rebooked onto El Al, but you may have to ask for a manager to approve that option.
- Next bookable flight: JFK-Tel Aviv on 6/7/24. Atlanta-Tel Aviv and Boston-Tel Aviv are canceled through end of scheduling.
- El Al: Travel between 4/13/24-5/4/24 can be converted into a voucher for future travel by anyone, or can be changed to travel through 5/4/24 within the same geographic area with no difference in fare. Travel between 10/29/23-5/4/24 can be converted into a voucher for future travel by anyone, but flight changes are subject to difference in fare.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational. View flights from Tel Aviv here and to Tel Aviv here.
- Emirates: Travel waiver has ended. Contact the airline to discuss options or request a refund.
- Next bookable flight: Dubai-Tel Aviv on 10/27/24.
- Finnair: All flights canceled through 10/29/24, with limited rerouting options or you can request a full refund.
- Next bookable flight: All flights canceled through end of scheduling.
- Iberia: Tickets booked on or before 4/14/24 for travel between 10/7/23-4/30/24 can be changed to travel through 5/31 with no difference in fare, or you can fly to Athens, Cairo, or request a full refund.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- ITA: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- KLM: Tickets booked on or before 4/12/24 for travel between 4/12/24-4/22/24 can be changed to travel through 4/29/24 with no difference in fare, or you can switch TLV for Athens, or you can request a full refund.
- Next bookable flight: Amsterdam-Tel Aviv on 4/22/24, with a technical stop in Larnaca, flight operates nonstop on return.
- Lufthansa: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- Swiss: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: Flights operational.
- Turkish: Travel waiver has ended.
- Next bookable flight: All flights canceled through end of scheduling.
- United: Tickets booked on or before 4/11/24 for travel between 4/12/24-5/1/24 can be changed to travel through 5/1/24 with no difference in fare, or you can request a full refund. You can also change your ticket to depart or arrive in Athens.
- Next bookable flight: Newark-Tel Aviv flight 84 on 5/3, Tel Aviv-Newark flight 85 on 5/4. The next scheduled Newark-Tel Aviv flight 90 is on 5/18/24 and Tel Aviv-Newark flight 91 on 5/19. San Francisco/Chicago/Washington DC-Tel Aviv are on 10/26 or 10/27.
- Virgin Atlantic: Tickets booked on or before 10/15/23 for travel between 10/7/23-9/2/24 can be changed to travel through 12/15/24 with no difference in fare, or you can request a full refund. You can get rebooked on El Al at no extra charge. If your flight has been canceled and you are away from home, we will offer reimbursement for hotel accommodation, and transport to and from the hotel, in addition to meals and refreshments.
- Next bookable flight: London-Tel Aviv on 9/5/24.
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Notable that I have heard reports that United will not rebook travellers through Europe with exceptions to normal change policies (unlike what they did immediately after 10/7).
AA ticket flying with British will only agree to change my flight to one with an overnight layover in London.
Any prediction on when the morning flights out of TLV wil be reinstated?
ELAL, If used NY-TLV 4/18 iyh, return scheduled for 5/1 – would they give 1/2 voucher for cancel return? change fees apply?
Does that mean Air Canada is cancelling all flights until June?
Yes
United cancelled now as we speak until Monday April 22 (included) UA84 and UA85 April 23
According to Flightaware, Aegean has resumed TLV-ATH.
Correct, I almost took that flight. United- Aegean but snatched an available EL AL for piece of mind.
Is AC canceling flights?
Cancelled till June at least.
I’m in Thailand and flew in with Air India. They’ve canceled flights until April 20. I’m worried they won’t resume on the 20. Any idea what their policy is?
I asked Dan about Air India a couple days ago but for some reason he doesn’t seem to respond to questions abkut Air India
Is United’s 4/21 Tel Aviv to Newark flight still on?
No, even 23 is cancelled already
how does united policy of athens help?. who pays for the Athens to US leg?
If you’re booked EWR-TLV, United will let you switch to EWR-ATH.
From ATH there are several options to TLV.
how is that helpful? the flight to Athens is cheaper?
and also you can switch from tlv-ewr to tlv-ATH on the return leg of a roundtrip purchase? and then you are on you own for ath-nyc?
No.
You can switch TLV-EWR to ATH-EWR.
do they allow u to switch to any flight from Athens regardless of price?
Through 5/1, yes. That may be extended.
@Dan United canceled already April 23 UA84 and UA 85 on next day return, next bookable flight is May 3
Some rumors that the UA90 and UA91 flight that supposed to resume now in May has for now been canceled for 4 weeks
What about air Europa?
My may 7th flight ua90 is saying CANCELED
UA90 canceled for May 12
@Dan any ideas
Rebook on UA84 or switch to 5/18 or later.
Any chance in getting them to rebook me with a connection via Lufthansa austrian swiss etc…
Yes, call.
I just called United and they told me I cannot book on ‘OA’, Other Airlines. Would welcome other ideas.
HUCA
Tyvm @Dan I got them to rebook me on a flight via Zurich
anyone get them to rebook nonstop elal?
What’s with delta, any word?
No changes.
Why should we resume flying to Israel on United after the way they have cancelled service especially a few days at a time at the last minute. I am a United premier member and think that I will fly only ElAl from now on.
It’s a fair question.
What status do you have by United?
@Dan interesting what I had, a light booked on May 14 with UA90 I got an email that my flight was changed to UA84
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Flight to Tel Aviv
Depart
Arrive
Flight
New itinerary
May 14, 2024
3:20 p.m.
New York/Newark
(EWR)
May 15, 2024
8:55 a.m.
Tel Aviv (TLV)
UA 84
Duration: 10h 35m
(T)
Seat Changes:
47E Middle
Flight UA84 is operated by
Original itinerary
May 14, 2024
10:45-p.m.
New-York/Newark
（EWR｝
May 15, 2024
4:20-p.m.
Tel Aviv (TLV
UA 90
Duration:10h 35m
Is swiss air flying?
After careful consideration, SWISS has decided to suspend its flights to Tel Aviv up to and including next Thursday, 25 April. There are various reasons for this decision: The situation in the Middle East is developing rapidly. This means that SWISS must react at short notice. In recent weeks we have repeatedly cancelled flights at short notice. This always causes inconvenience for passengers, who are unable to find flights to Tel Aviv in time or miss their connections from Zurich. With this measure, we want to create stability, reliability and predictability for passengers and flight crews.
Any idea why the late flight UA90/91 cancelled but 84/85 not?
84/85 has a shorter time on the ground in TLV.
Are we in a place where they keep canceling one day at a time as time passes by (like it has been in the last week), or is there actual hope that we will have TLV-EWR flights at the end of the first week of May?
is KLM flying?
Just got an email from Brussels airline canceling a round trip BRU-TLV in Aug/Sep 2024. No bookable flights for the time being.
Hi dan, Any ideas on flights for after pesach? elal is crazy expensive and United doesn’t have flights for a long time and my daughter needs to get back to Seminary.