In Welcome Move for Israel Travel, Delta and Virgin Atlantic Announce Return to Tel Aviv

The decision by two of the world’s major airlines is a vote of confidence in the country.

Anthony Grant/The New York Sun
Delta and Virgin Atlantic will soon be resuming flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. Anthony Grant/The New York Sun

More flights to Israel: It is both a welcome development for travelers to the Middle East and an elbow to Israel’s armchair vilifiers as the country steels itself against the economic fallout of its war against Hamas.

Following the outbreak of hostilities last October, and again following Iranian strikes against Israel in April, several major airlines suspended service to Tel Aviv. Yet the world’s largest airline by revenue, Delta, as well as a codeshare partner, Virgin Atlantic, will soon be resuming their flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport.

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