The possible destinations are Vienna, Austria; Thessaloniki or Athens, Greece; Sofia, Bulgaria; Paphos or Larnaca, Cyprus; Budapest, Hungary; Bucharest, Romania; or Zurich, Switzerland.
Following Hamas' October 7 assault, Israeli carriers, including El Al, added flights to accommodate the influx of reservists converging on the country due to the mobilization of some 360,000 troops.
One El Al plane that arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on October 24 wasn’t filled with passengers or suitcases. The charter flight—which was delivering medical supplies—placed photos of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on the seats.
The news comes as the director general of Israel's Tourism Ministry on Tuesday called on US companies to restore flights to the Jewish state despite the ongoing war against Hamas.
“As a symbol of the unbreakable friendship between the American and Israeli peoples, I am truly hopeful that the U.S. airlines will soon restore their flights to Israel,” Danny Shahar said during a meeting in Jerusalem with delegates from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
