Opening of the skies: list of airlines returning to Israel

Already in the first 24 hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced, foreign airlines began reporting their return to Israeli routes.

The Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air begins serving 4 weekly flights to Larnaca (Cyprus) from December 20, and from January 15 it should resume flights to Vienna, Athens, Sofia, Budapest, Milan, Rome, Vilnius, Krakow, Warsaw, Bucharest, Abu Dhabi and London.

Azerbaijani Azal will resume flights to Israel on November 30.

Air Seychelles has announced the resumption of flights to Israel starting on January 8, 2025. The airline will operate two flights a week, including one to Mauritius with an intermediate stop in the Seychelles.

Bulgarian Air Bulgaria will return to the route between Israel and Sofia from December 26, starting with two flights per week, and increasing to three flights per week in January.

Israeli media reported that the Greek airline Aegean will resume flights to Athens from December 10, but currently tickets can only be booked from January 15.

Several companies that had not stopped flying to Israel announced an increase in flights even before the ceasefire was announced. Fly Dubai now operates 8 flights per week, Etihad – 12 flights, and from mid-December will increase their number to 19 flights per week, Ethiopian Airlines – 17 flights per week, Tarom – 5 flights per week, and HiSci – 6 flights per week.

BlueBird, Tus, FlyOne, Georgian Airways, Smartwings, Cyprus Airways, Uzbek Airlines, Qanot Sharq, Red Wings, Azimut and Hinan Airlines also continue to fly to Israel.