Written by Mia Taylor
Last updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 4:05 PM ET
United Airlines has announced that it will suspend flights to and from Israel until early June.
In a statement released today, the company said it intends to postpone offering daily flights to Tel Aviv, Israel until June 9th. In addition, the airline’s second daily Tel Aviv flight is canceled until June 19th.
“We continue to closely monitor the situation and make decisions about future flights with a focus on the safety of our customers and crew,” the airline said in a statement today.
United Airlines announced on April 19 that it would suspend daily flights between New Jersey and Tel Aviv until May 2 in response to Israel’s attack on Iran. The airline’s suspension of operations was subsequently postponed until May 9th.
Other airlines that have suspended flights to Israel amid the war with Iran include EasyJet, Air Canada and Air India. In the case of Air India, the airline suspended operations in October when the war between Israel and Hamas broke out. However, although flights resumed in 2024, Air India suspended flights to the country again by mid-April following attacks by Iran (following Iran’s attack on Israel).
Other airlines have since cautiously resumed flights to the country. This contingent includes flydubai, Ethiopian Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines.
The disruption to flights to and from Israel dates back to October, when the war with Hamas broke out. Airlines such as American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled flights when the war began.
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