Israeli airways to launch rescue flights Wednesday

For the primary time because the closure of Israel’s airspace, rescue flights by Israeli airways will take off tomorrow (Wednesday) from a number of European cities to Israel, so long as there isn’t a additional change within the safety scenario. An estimated 150,000 Israelis are at present stranded overseas, ready for flights again to Israel.

The airways stress that the flights are solely working a method – to Israel. All flights overseas from Israel are nonetheless suspended in accordance with state tips.

El Al, Air Haifa, Arkia and Israir have formally introduced the locations from which rescue flights shall be operated. El Al will function rescue flights from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan, and Paris. All passengers for these flights have already been assigned upfront, in line with the date of their authentic flight cancellation or for humanitarian causes, and the corporate studies that the flights are full.

Air Haifa will start working rescue flights on the Larnaca-Haifa route. Within the first stage, the seats on these flights shall be allotted to the corporate’s clients who’re already ready to be introduced dwelling, and solely later will the sale of tickets be open to most people. The corporate is anticipated to function about 9 every day flights on this route, and the complete schedule shall be revealed quickly.

Arkia will even start working rescue flights from locations close to Israel tomorrow (Wednesday) – Karpathos in Greece, Larnaca and Tivat in Montenegro. The flights are for organized teams of the corporate’s clients whose flights had been canceled, and these are already full. Ticket gross sales for subsequent flights will open every day on the corporate’s web site, for flights the next day.

Israir introduced that it’s getting ready to function three rescue flights tomorrow from Larnaca, Athens and Varna. The corporate additionally said, “Passengers on these flights have been assigned and are full, the passengers have been knowledgeable about them.”

Financial institution Leumi’s rescue ship

Along with the flights, Financial institution Leumi introduced that it has chartered a passenger ship to deliver Israelis again dwelling. The ship, owned by Mano Delivery” will set sail from Limassol in Cyprus on Monday, June 23, 2025, and can be capable of deliver again about 1,500 passengers to Israel.

Financial institution Leumi stated registration for the cruise shall be open to all Israelis at a sponsored payment. For LeumiCard clients, the cruise will price €300, and for individuals who usually are not financial institution clients, the cruise will price €600. The price to the financial institution is about €1,230 per passenger. Israelis who’re overseas and are taken with registering shall be ready to take action from tomorrow at 4 pm on the financial institution’s web site.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on June 17, 2025.