4/7/2025–|Last update: 22:45 (Mecca time)
In light of the war that drained the air traffic and sparked successive diplomatic crises, the travel map has changed and radically changed.
The remote and preferred destinations, such as Western Europe and North America, are no longer among the travel options, while Israeli airlines took advantage of the void, amid a gradual and systematic withdrawal of foreign tankers, according to the economic newspaper “Globe”.
According to “Globe”, many destinations that were pivotal to the Israelis are no longer available, including Türkiye, which has been closed to Israeli aviation for two years. The Turkish and Pegasos companies, which were running about 20 daily flights to Israel, abandoned their takeoff and landing shares at Ben Gurion Airport, which are shares of great financial value.
Other destinations such as Cape Town and Dublin also disappeared from the schedule of flights due to diplomatic tensions, while flights were canceled to Marrakech and Casablanca, to Cairo, Sharm El -Sheikh and Amman.
As for “Cathy Pacific”, the national airline of Hong Kong, it has officially announced that it will not return to Tel Aviv “until further notice,” which represents a strong blow to the business sector.
America, Canada and India are outside the service
Live trips to Toronto and Delhi are no longer available, and Globes expected that “Air Canada” will return to work only in September, while “Air India” will resume its flights at the end of August.
As for the United States, the options were limited to the company “Ala” and the company “Arkia” only, with “Ala” monopoly of destinations outside New York.
Group reluctance to low -cost companies
“Globes” indicated that economic airlines no longer find an interest in returning to the Israeli market, as “Building No. 1” is still at Ben Gurion Airport closed due to the low air traffic, and there is no plan to reopen it soon.
As for the company “Wizer”, which was the fastest to return to work compared to “Ryan Air” and “Easy Gate”, it announced that it would not resume its flights before September. As for “Isi Gate”, it canceled all its flights to Tel Aviv until October 25.
Western Europe is out of reach
A sharp decline in access to central European cities such as London and Amsterdam was recorded due to the absence of companies such as “British Iris”, “Virgin Atlantic”, “Easy Gate” and “KLM”.
Virgin Atlantic went further and declared a complete stand for trips to Tel Aviv, without any future intention to appeal.
As for Lufthansa, it announced that it will not resume its flights from Munich and Frankfurt airports to Israel before the end of July, leaving flight tracks between Germany and Israel exclusively in the hands of Israeli companies.
Next destinations gain momentum
On the other hand, some near and cheap destinations have benefited from this void, as the company “Alal” began running trips to the Greek island of Kivalonia, while “Esrair” operated trips to the Billoponnez, and “Arkia” bought casual flights to Croatia and Madagascar.
Sherry Cohen Orkabi, Vice President of “Istit Tours”, told the “Globes” newspaper that the strong destinations are the ones that are “characterized by geographical, low cost, and high personal safety,” noting cities such as Prague, Burgas, Balkan, Croatia, Malta and Batome.
Emirates, Cyprus and Greece enhances its locations
Uni Wakimman, Vice President of “Over Tours”, noted that destinations such as the Emirates, Cyprus and Greece “have maintained their high attractiveness due to the availability of flights from all Israeli airlines, along with two Cypriot companies owned by Israelis.
On the other hand, Wakimman described the state of flights to the United States as “a temporary affected by air restrictions, but he revealed the fragility of dependence on foreign companies only.”
Storyting the sector
Globes concluded its report by noting that the aviation market in Israel entered a stage of contraction, in light of the gradual withdrawal of foreign tankers and the delay in the return of demand for international travel.
The newspaper wrote: “Flying to Israel is no longer a favorite option for major international companies, and the continuous security and political crisis does not encourage a close return. The result is: the decline in reaching, high prices, and the diminishing options of Israeli travelers in the summer of 2025.”