Update: Ben Gurion Airport has reopened, but US airlines are cancelling several flights to/from Israel, including:
- 5/11 United flight 140 from Chicago to Tel Aviv
- 5/11 Delta flight 232 from JFK to Tel Aviv
- 5/11 Delta flight 234 from JFK to Tel Aviv
- 5/11 United flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv
- 5/12 American flight 146 from JFK to Tel Aviv
- 5/12 United flight 91 from Tel Aviv to Newark
- 5/12 United flight 84 from Newark to Tel Aviv
- 5/12 United flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv
- 5/12 United flight 954 from San Francisco to Tel Aviv
- 5/12 Delta flight 233 from Tel Aviv to JFK
- 5/12 Delta flight 235 from Tel Aviv to JFK
- 5/13 United flight 141 from Tel Aviv to Chicago
- 5/13 United flight 85 from Tel Aviv to Newark
- 5/13 United flight 91 from Tel Aviv to Newark
- 5/13 American flight 145 from Tel Aviv to JFK
- 5/14 United flight 955 from Tel Aviv to San Francisco
You can read about free change policies here.
Expect more cancellations to follow. If you are trying to fly between the US and Israel this week, El Al may be your best bet.
Israel is facing a barrage of hundreds of rockets fired from terrorists in Gaza into cities like Tel Aviv and Holon as the country’s life saving iron dome defense system tries to take down the most serious threats, but still isn’t perfect.
RAW FOOTAGE: This is the moment the Iron Dome intercepted a barrage of rockets over Tel Aviv and central Israel. pic.twitter.com/8jl8OTgWCl
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 11, 2021
VIDEO: Dozens of rockets fired from Gaza are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system over the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. pic.twitter.com/DbKUkpCp6u
— Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) May 11, 2021
The reason you should enter bomb shelters and not stand and laugh- impact in Holon pic.twitter.com/spk6rYDZ0X
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) May 11, 2021
A woman in Rishon Lezion has been killed and more, including a 5 year old, have been injured.
All civilian air traffic in and out of Israel has been suspended:
BREAKING: All air traffic in and out of Israel has been halted due ongoing rocket fire from Gaza; incoming flights are being diverted to Cyprus.
— Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) May 11, 2021
Flights like Ukraine Air 777, from Kiev to Tel Aviv, are being diverted to Cyprus:
Prayers for peace in the holy land! If you’re on the ground in Israel, please share updates below.
You can discuss the current situation in Israel on this DDF thread.
Do you think the current violence will end soon or is this just the beginning of a new war?
Hashem Yerachem
Only 2 diverted after extended holding. Others circled and are now landing
Also by Avi Mayer…
@AviMayer
Some have pointed out that Gaza’s Hamas rulers don’t have an Iron Dome system to prevent Israeli airstrikes.
They do. It’s called Don’t Fire Rockets At Israel.
Well said!
All the flights are landing in TLV.
Cant Israel eliminate all of Gaza like the US did in WWII?
They can use their big boulders and push the into the ocean!!!
One day you all will be pushed in the ocean .. your coward military attacking innocent people having no weapons is simply pathetic.. you all should be ashamed of it..
@nfd
Please don’t come here with your bias anti Semitic cnn comments. You’re so naive about Palestine it’s disturbing. Have you heard of google? Or Wikipedia? Or any TERRORISM acts in your shallow uneducated lifetime ? not israelis doing it………….
@AviMayer
Some have pointed out that Gaza’s Hamas rulers don’t have an Iron Dome system to prevent Israeli airstrikes.
They do. It’s called Don’t Fire Rockets At Israel.
How can I get more info on departures?
https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/airports/ben-gurion/flight-board/?flightType=arrivals
Wishing and paying for everyone’s safety.
But, why risk flying into an active war zone at this time unless for a very important reason?
I’m in jerusalem and it is very calm over here! always sounds scary on the news!
Lets pray for our brothers most we can do
For my husband and I, it’s because we live there, and have been trying to get back for almost three weeks!
We were in the airport yesterday waiting for our connecting flight to JFK on Delta when our Machateiniste messaged us that Israel had closed the airport. (Delta agents knew nothing of this at the time!) Thank G-d we found out in enough time to retrieve our luggage and go back to where we’d been staying. We will try again after Yom Tov, G-d willing
My parents are about to board UA 91 right now and were not told about a cancellation…
Read the post 🙂
UA91 is not cancelled for today.
That’s funny. It’s a 5/12 flight but only due to delay past midnight… Thanks Dan!
What about tonight’s flight on american?? I am supposed to be flying out tonight but still havent received any updates. Anyone know what the story is?
I mean from american flight from jfk
flight cancelled May12th
Is Turkish air flying to TLV or did it stop due to Covid restrictions?
If I book TLV – JFK on LY can I cancel with in 24 hours for full refund
I just saw Hamas in shooting missiles at Ben Gurian.i have a flight El AL JFK -tlv tomorrow night.
Great time to remember that all the goyim wants us dead. Muslims or not, They are only doing so in rotation. So please, even though it is difficult for some of you at times, respect and be nice to Israelis who are giving their lives and holding the line and fighting for all the jews around the world. There need to be more Hakarat Hatov, they are doing so for the love of hashem and for the love of the jewish people.
I just was on the road number six in Israel and I saw more then 50 tanks being imported on trucks to the gaza border
Kvish 6?! This is serious. They are sparing no expense!
LOL
UA 84 MAY 12 DP NEWARK JUST CANCELLED
DL 234 from JFK on Wed May 12 is listed by Delta and other flight tracking sites as scheduled as usual. Where did the information about it being cancelled come from?
This post doesn’t say anything about that flight.
Thank you for you responding, even though the issue was my own reading comprehension! I thought Delta only had 2/day from JFK and didn’t notice the flight number difference. TY!
UA 955 on 5/14 from Tel Aviv to San Fran cancelled!
Dan, Due to the situation, Are summer flight prices going to go down or up?
It sure would be nice if Elal 787s had the missile-defense systems built in. I wonder if they’ll now hoe to ground the fleet.
Hoping for better times iyh.
one thing is very clear hashem runs the world
and i think its very clear that he wants soething from us
What
dont know ask your lr