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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport#Airlinesanddestinations

Austria
Vienna – Austrian Airlines, El Al, WizzAir (begins June 2018) Bluebird Airways

Belgium
Brussels – Brussels Airlines, El Al, Ryan Air

BULGARIA
Sofia – Bulgaria Air, El Al, WizzAir
Varna – WizzAir

Canada
Montreal – Air Canada (from May to Jan.), Air Transat (summer only)
Toronto – Air Canada, Air Transat (begins June 2018), El Al
Many travelers from Canada connect via Europe – popular airlines for connecting with good fares and convenient times include Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Swiss.

China
Beijing – El Al, Hainan Airlines
Guangzhou – Hainan Airlines (begins in 2018)
Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific, El Al
Shanghai – Hainan Airlines
Shenzhen – Hainan Airlines (begins in 2018)

Cyprus
Larnaca – Arkia, Cobalt, Cyprus Air, El Al UP, TUS Air
Paphos – Ryanair

Czech Republic
Prague – El Al/UP, Smartwings,

Denmark
Copenhagen – Norweigan Air Shuttle

France
Paris – Air France, Arkia, ASL (begins summer 2018), easyJet, El Al, Transavia, XL Airways France
Lyon – Transavia, easyJet (from spring 2018)
Bordeaux – easyJet (from spring 2018)
Marseille – El Al
Nice – Air France (seasonal), Israir, easyJet (from spring 2018)

Germany
Baden-Baden – Ryanair
Berlin – easyJet (Schonefeld and Tegel), Germania (Tegel), El Al/UP (Schonefeld), Israir (Schonefeld)
Dusseldorf – Germania,
Frankfurt – El Al, Lufthansa
Hamburg – Germania
Munich – Arkia, El Al, Lufthansa
Nuremberg – Germania
Stuttgart – Arkia (seasonal), Israir (seasonal)

Greece
Athens – Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, El Al
Seasonal and charter flights are available from many of the Greek Islands

Hungary
Budapest – El Al/UP, Wizz Air
Debrecen – WizzAir

Iceland
Rejkjavik – WOW Air

India
Mumbai – El Al
New Delhi – Air India

Italy
Rome – Alitalia, El Al, Vueling, Ryanair
Milan – easyJet, El Al, Ryanair
Florence – Vueling (summer only)
Naples – easyJet
Venice – El Al, easyJet
Verona – El Al

Latvia
Riga – Air Baltic, WizzAir

Lithuania
Vilnius  – WizzAir

Netherlands
Amsterdam – easyJet, El Al, KLM, Transavia
Eindhoven – Transavia

Poland
Gdansk – LOT, Ryanair
Katowice – Wizz Air
Krakow – Ryanair, Sun DOr (El Al)
Lublin -LOT
Poznan – LOT, Ryanair
Rzeszow – LOT
Warsaw – El Al, LOT, Wizz Air
Wroclaw – LOT, Ryanair

ROMANIA
Bucharest – BlueAir, El Al, Tarom, Wizz Air
Cluj – BlueAir, WizzAir
Craiova – WizzAir
Iasi – Tarom, WizzAir
Timisoara – WizzAir

Slovakia
Bratislava – Smartwings (seasonally)

South Africa
Johannesburg – El Al
Many travelers from South Africa fly via Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines

Spain
Barcelona – Air Europa (seasonally) El Al, Norweigan Air Shuttle, Vueling
Madrid – Air Europa, El Al, Iberia, Smartwings (seasonally)
Tenerife-South – Smartwings (seasonally)

Sweden
Stockholm – Norwegian Air Shuttle

Switzerland
Geneva – easyJet, El Al
Basel – easyJet
Zurich – El Al, Swiss

Thailand
Bangkok – Arkia (begins July 2018), El Al

Turkey
Istanbul – Atlas Global, Pegasus, Turkish Airlines

United Kingdom

London – British Airways (Heathrow), easyJet (Luton and Gatwick), El Al (Luton and Heathrow), WizzAir (Luton)
Manchester – easyJet, Sun DOR (seasonal)

USA
Boston – El Al (March 2022), Delta (May 2022)
Los Angeles – El Al
Miami – El Al
New York City – Delta (JFK), El Al (JFK and Newark), United (Newark)
San Francisco – United Airlines, El Al (begins May 2019)
Las Vegas - El Al
Washington DC (Dulles IAD) - United

HT: ItsYehuda
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https://www.touristisrael.com/full-list-flights-tel-aviv-israel/12331/

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2260 on: September 15, 2020, 02:51:06 PM »
Flights to Israel but not UAE or KSA?
C'mon.
Oops. I didn't read the linked article.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2261 on: September 16, 2020, 12:45:42 AM »
Flights to Israel but not UAE or KSA?
C'mon.
I believe it's the UAE that blockaded Qatar, the Qataris would be happy to have flights to the UAE. While it's true Qatar is closer to the shiite world of Iran, Turkey, Hamas, & Hezbollah, they have the best relationship with Israel with significant unpublished official visits, much like the UAE has been before the ultimate normalization.

Qatar finances Gaza at the behest of Israel since the US stopped their financing against Israeli request. Israel is mostly happy with the current status quo in Gaza, and every time the Qatari money runs out Hamas increases it's violence until Israel succeeds in persuading the Qataris to send more funds.

Qatar is forward thinking country that hosts 10k USA troops including the command for many middle east operations. It is in no way in Iran's pocket and normalization with Israel is definitely conceivable.
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2262 on: September 16, 2020, 01:20:52 AM »
I believe it's the UAE that blockaded Qatar, the Qataris would be happy to have flights to the UAE. While it's true Qatar is closer to the shiite world of Iran, Turkey, Hamas, & Hezbollah, they have the best relationship with Israel with significant unpublished official visits, much like the UAE has been before the ultimate normalization.

Qatar finances Gaza at the behest of Israel since the US stopped their financing against Israeli request. Israel is mostly happy with the current status quo in Gaza, and every time the Qatari money runs out Hamas increases it's violence until Israel succeeds in persuading the Qataris to send more funds.

Qatar is forward thinking country that hosts 10k USA troops including the command for many middle east operations. It is in no way in Iran's pocket and normalization with Israel is definitely conceivable.

This is the truth! Qatar is probably the country with the most diplomats who visit Israel....(to visit Gaza but still). There is no question they are more on the level of UAE relationship with Israel. People there are much more modern on par with the UAE then Iran/Syria.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2263 on: September 16, 2020, 05:24:05 AM »
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2264 on: September 16, 2020, 07:17:23 AM »
https://t.me/AbuSaleh_israel_reports/9159
I'm confused. She says there needs to be a solution for the Palestinians, and that there will be progress in the coming weeks?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2265 on: September 16, 2020, 07:48:08 AM »
I'm confused. She says there needs to be a solution for the Palestinians, and that there will be progress in the coming weeks?
Bahrain said the same thing, but signed a peace agreement without any Palestinian deal. They just need an excuse to sign.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2266 on: September 16, 2020, 07:49:11 AM »
Bahrain said the same thing, but signed a peace agreement without any Palestinian deal. They just need an excuse to sign.
Brilliant

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2267 on: September 23, 2020, 02:53:05 AM »
Israair on route over KSA to Baharain: https://www.flightradar24.com/ISR111/2594ac92

Official delegation on board

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2268 on: September 23, 2020, 02:57:20 AM »
Israair on route over KSA to Baharain: https://www.flightradar24.com/ISR111/2594ac92

Official delegation on board
Nice.

Can't wait for the day when Israir will be on route to KSA  ::)

Until recently I was under the impression that it wont happen as long as the king is 'around'. But i've read several opinions over the past few days pointing to internal pressure slowly pushing him to approve a deal with Israel.. time will tell

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2269 on: September 23, 2020, 04:25:03 AM »
Will actually be a game changer for Muslim Hajj and Umrah.
Currently the route from Israel is often, a bus/taxi over one of the Jordanian border crossings then another very long bus ride or flight from Jordan to KSA.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2270 on: September 23, 2020, 04:44:47 AM »
Will actually be a game changer for Muslim Hajj and Umrah.
Currently the route from Israel is often, a bus/taxi over one of the Jordanian border crossings then another very long bus ride or flight from Jordan to KSA.
Yes. That's something that former minister Ayoob Kara has been talking about for years.

Already back in 2017 he mentioned potential seasonal direct flights to KSA for Hajj

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/264077622/netanyahu-says-israel-planning-direct-tel-aviv-mecca-flights

And in November 2019 he was already talking about Israelis being able to visit Gulf states shortly

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191126-israelis-will-be-able-to-visit-gulf-states-next-year-says-former-minister/

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2271 on: September 23, 2020, 08:36:45 AM »
Corona cabinet  discussing additional tightening of lockdown, including possibly the closure of Ben Gurion Airport:
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3851086,00.html

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2272 on: September 23, 2020, 08:42:16 AM »
Corona cabinet  discussing additional tightening of lockdown, including possibly the closure of Ben Gurion Airport:
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3851086,00.html
Seems like they still plan on allowing incoming flights, but not outbound?!?
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2273 on: September 23, 2020, 08:43:01 AM »
Corona cabinet  discussing additional tightening of lockdown, including possibly the closure of Ben Gurion Airport:
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3851086,00.html
Yeah. It's been posted in the Covid/ Israel not reopening to foreigners.

I find it useless to cancel flights. If they want they can cancel the concept of green countries and force everyone into quarantine. But potentially canceling flights for the sake of doing something is overkill

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2274 on: September 23, 2020, 10:24:06 AM »
Yeah. It's been posted in the Covid/ Israel not reopening to foreigners.

I find it useless to cancel flights. If they want they can cancel the concept of green countries and force everyone into quarantine. But potentially canceling flights for the sake of doing something is overkill

Or come up with something more sensible than a 14 day quarantine for all. Brief quarantine with testing required within a short period before flight, and subsequent testing upon arrival and during short quarantine.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2275 on: September 23, 2020, 10:27:49 AM »
Or come up with something more sensible than a 14 day quarantine for all. Brief quarantine with testing required within a short period before flight, and subsequent testing upon arrival and during short quarantine.
Good idea

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2276 on: September 23, 2020, 04:14:08 PM »
File a DOT complaint

I have them back in my account.. but now they are just sitting there..
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2277 on: September 29, 2020, 12:07:48 AM »
Noticed a UA flight landing in TLV from IAH. Any info on this flight?


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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2278 on: September 29, 2020, 08:32:24 AM »
Noticed a UA flight landing in TLV from IAH. Any info on this flight?


With such a flight number, my guess is cargo.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2279 on: September 29, 2020, 09:07:47 AM »
I have them back in my account.. but now they are just sitting there..
That's the best outcome I can see here. Use them to book something.