One flight per day from Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport will go to the Israeli metropolis beginning March 15, in accordance with the airline. They are going to add a second flight each day beginning two weeks later.
“This resumption follows a detailed assessment of operational considerations for the region and close work with the unions who represent flight attendants and pilots,” United mentioned in a press release.
Most Airways pulled out of the Israel route after the Oct. seventh terror assault. Israeli flagship El Al had been the one airline flying between North America to Tel Aviv on direct routes.
United will not be the one airline resuming flights to the world. Delta plans to start seven weekly flights from JFK Airport to Tel Aviv beginning April 1. The airline additionally introduced a codeshare settlement that may permit Delta clients capable of e-book El Al’s continuous flights from main U.S. cities, together with New York.
United and different airways have mentioned they are going to proceed to evaluate and add flights based mostly on demand. It is going to additionally rely upon whether or not the area stays on a path of de-escalation.
