Rescue flights to Israel broaden past Europe

The rescue operation for Israelis stranded overseas started yesterday, and by the top of the primary day, 24 flights by 4 Israeli airways had landed in Israel, carrying nearly 5,000 passengers from European locations.

El Al has introduced that two rescue flights from New York and one from Bangkok will depart for Israel tonight, making it the primary airline to start rescuing passengers from long-haul locations. Passengers assigned to those flights have been notified.

El Al mentioned, “Subsequent week, and topic to receiving approvals from the state, El Al is getting ready to function rescue flights from main locations the place many El Al passengers are and to which there’s excessive connectivity from many locations.”

From Larnaca to Haifa for $360

Air Haifa has introduced the opening of ticket gross sales for flights from Larnaca to Haifa, beginning Monday, June 23 till Thursday June 26. 4 every day flights can be operated with tickets on the airline’s web site at a flat fare of $360.

In doing so, it turns into the primary airline to permit exterior clients to buy return flight tickets. Till now, Israeli airways have prioritized their passengers, in order that they board the primary rescue flights in keeping with the date of the unique canceled flight, and haven’t allowed the acquisition of tickets for rescue flights.

Air Haifa mentioned, “As a consequence of excessive demand, there are excessive masses on the web site’s servers, and we apologize prematurely for ready occasions. Our help groups are working to broaden response and enhance service availability. On the identical time, the corporate continues to function 9 designated every day rescue flights for its passengers, in keeping with lists and pressing wants. We’re proud to participate within the nationwide effort and produce as many passengers residence as doable shortly and safely.”

Leaving Israel: By approval of an exceptions committee

Though Israel’s airspace has reopened and air site visitors has returned to a restricted diploma, airways are nonetheless not permitting the acquisition of tickets for outbound flights. The explanation for this, in keeping with trade sources, is the need to attenuate the period of time planes spend on the bottom at Ben Gurion airport. When the airplane lands in Israel, passengers disembark and it then instantly takes off for the following rescue vacation spot, as a part of the trouble to convey again Israelis stranded overseas as shortly as doable.

The longer the airplane is on the bottom, the upper the chance that the airport will develop into a goal. As well as, the boarding course of is longer and extra complicated than disembarkation, so delays expose passengers and planes to pointless threat.

Israeli airways to launch rescue flights Wednesday

From tomorrow, departure from Israel can be allowed on particular person flights, topic to approval by an exceptions committee appointed by the Ministry of Transport. The committee is designed to look at requests from residents, vacationers and diplomats to depart the nation through the emergency interval. As a consequence of safety issues, the variety of seats on departing flights is restricted, and takeoffs can be carried out with solely partial occupancy, to cut back the time the airplane spends on the bottom. Anybody wishing to depart Israel should submit a type and justify the request, which can be examined individually by the committee.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on June 19, 2025.