Due to the recent invasion of Gaza by the Israeli Defense Force and the current danger in the area, the FAA and European Air Agency had restricted all flights to Tel Aviv due to a Hamas rocket landing a mile away from the airport. This ban has now been changed to allow carriers to fly to the Tel Aviv airport based on their own risk assessments. While this doesn’t necessarily mean that the number of flights going to Israel will reach their previous levels, it does mean that there will, potentially, be more flights arriving from the USA and Europe.
In fact, even though the ban has been lifted, all US flights for today are still cancelled. Along with US flights, many European airlines are still refusing to fly to Israel both today and tomorrow and will possibly continue this strategy depending on how the situation changes on the ground. For those that are still looking to get to Israel, there is still hope. The Israeli airline El Al is still making scheduled flights to Tel Aviv and they don’t plan to stop any time soon. In a show of solidarity, ex New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, flew into Israel the other day to prove that the situation was safe.
If you’d like to read more, the link is below:
from Finbar O’Neill and Traveling http://ift.tt/1oogDT1
from WordPress http://ift.tt/1t5bvGw
No comments:
Post a Comment