Summer Travel Boost: Aegean Airlines Returns to Tel Aviv Sooner Than Expected
First report: Aegean Airlines will resume flights to Tel Aviv ahead of schedule, with the first flight scheduled for April 28, 2026
First report: Aegean Airlines will resume flights to Tel Aviv ahead of schedule, with the first flight scheduled for April 28, 2026
Foreign airlines update on flights
After being among the last to suspend operations, the UAE carrier is now one of the first to return, offering new aircraft, premium cabins, and attractive fares to the Far East
After a meeting with El Al senior officials headed by CEO Levi Halevi, the Argentine ambassador to Israel said the direct line between the two countries is approaching the implementation phase, based on a signed agreement
A morning of sirens and strikes
Transportation Minister Miri Regev, during a press conference held after the dramatic announcements that flydubai would operate an air train to Israel: "We approved companies from the Emirates to come to Israel, for their own reasons they chose not to do so"
An amendment to the aviation agreement between the two countries was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Transportation, and the US Ambassador to Israel. The decision grants a "seventh freedom" for cargo flights and significantly expands the activities of cargo companies in the international market
Serbia's Foreign Ministry has announced that 67 Serbian citizens, as well as citizens from other European countries, have been safely evacuated from Israel via Sharm el-Sheikh on a special flight; on March 3, around 200 Serbian citizens were evacuated from the UAE via a flydubai flight
Missiles and sirens changed their plans. A group of 120 Christian women leaders now remain in Israel, using their voices to show public support. Robert Stearns, founder and president of Eagles' Wings: "I am proud of our courageous women leaders who are demonstrating steadfast solidarity with Israel"
TAROM postpones rescue flight for over 300 Romanians as Israel-Egypt border delays and baggage processing risk exceed crew duty limits. Over 1.000 Romanians remain stranded
After about five years of intense work, the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority and the FAA approved the engineering conversion project led by IAI, increasing the cargo capacity of the aircraft up to 100 tons. Transportation Minister: "A national achievement illustrating Israel's advanced capabilities in civil aviation."