Virgin Atlantic announced that it will resume flights between London Heathrow and Israel after having suspended them following the start of the conflict with Hamas.
From September 5th, one daily flight will operate in each direction.
Many operators flights suspended to Israel in October last year, after Hamas militants stormed the border with Gaza, triggering the nearly eight-month war.
Wizz Air resumed operations in March, with British Airways following suit in April.
But easyJet has extended his suspension of flights to Israel at least until the end of October.
Virgin Atlantic also announced a new codeshare partnership with Israel’s El Al, aimed at making it easier for the airline’s customers to travel with both carriers.
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic, said: “Our return to Tel Aviv on September 5th will be good news for customers who have enjoyed our service since 2019 and this time will be strengthened by our new codeshare partnership with El Al.”
Anti-government protests in Tel Aviv
It comes after tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv over the weekend to ask for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the immediate release of the hostages.
An estimated 120,000 people took to the streets to appeal to the government coalition to accept a ceasefire agreement outlined by US President Joe Biden on Friday, in what is believed to have been the largest demonstration against Netanyahu’s government.
The agreement would involve the staggered release of hostages captured during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, in exchange for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territory. Gaza.
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Elsewhere, the Maldives said will ban entry of Israelis amid public anger in the predominantly Muslim archipelago over the war in Gaza.
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