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Haifa Airport proves reliable while Ben-Gurion navigates chaos, but growth limits remain

"Haifa Airport is experiencing significant momentum, with an impressive increase in the number of passengers and flights and the expansion of flight options for residents of the north," said the IAA.

Haifa Airport.
An Air Canada Airbus A319 departs from Harry Reid International Airport en route to Toronto with the High Roller Ferris wheel in the background on March 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Air Canada extends flight suspensions to Tel Aviv and Dubai through mid-January 2027

Willkommen! A Condor aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport, August 1, 2026

Condor launch connects Frankfurt and Tel Aviv daily

 A Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 passenger aircraft, operated by Europe's leading low-cost airline Ryanair, takes off from Il Caravaggio International Airport on July 11, 2026 in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy.

Hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets face cabin safety risks and assembly flaws, FAA warns


Direct Israel-South Korea flights return, strengthening business ties

Fast on the heels of the implementation of a new Free Trade Agreement between Israel and South Korea, Korean Air has relaunched its Seoul - Tel Aviv direct flight line.

 A Korean Air plane (Illustrative).

US family discovers airline sent dog to Saudi Arabia instead of Nashville

A family from Tennessee, USA, arrived at Nashville International Airport expecting their five-year-old dog Bluebell – until they received the wrong dog.

 Illustrative image of a dog.

Ex-NJ gov. Chris Christie's niece kicked off flight, injures 6 deputies

Shannon Epstein accused a Latino family of "smuggling drugs" on a Spirit Airlines flight and allegedly injured six sheriff's deputies when they tried to escort her off the plane.

A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse

Jewish passengers booted off Lufthansa flight in May are getting $20,000 payouts

Airline agents in Frankfurt barred many Jewish travelers coming from NYC from boarding their connecting flight to Budapest, citing the fact that some of the passengers were not wearing masks.

Air planes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked at the airport in Frankfurt

Frontier flight diverted to Atlanta after passenger found with knife

A passenger who threatened people with a knife caused a flight traveling to Florida to divert to Atlanta.

 A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320neo plane departs from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US November 30, 2018.

Are Change fees for airlines gone? What else has changed for air travel?

THE TRAVEL ADVISER: I have been stringent in advocating that we must learn from the pandemic and adopt new and creative ways in the tourism industry.

 TRAVELERS ARRIVING at Ben-Gurion Airport – looking forward to seeing which airlines buck the trend and state clearly that while they cannot waive an outright cancellation fee, a change fee can be made at no cost.

Delta VP: New direct Atlanta, Boston, NY routes will see 13 weekly flights

At full capacity, the airline expects to transport up to 3,700 passengers along the routes between Israel and the US per week once it opens in March 2023.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Airlines scrap over 2,000 US flights as Hurricane Ian set to make landfall

American Airlines issued a travel alert for 20 airports in the western Caribbean and Florida waiving change fees for ticket booked by Sept. 23.

 Nyasia Arzuaga looks out at storm clouds, as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high winds, torrential rains and a powerful storm surge, at Ben T. Davis Beach in Tampa, Florida, US, September 27, 2022.

Passenger punches American Airlines flight attendant in back of head

An intractable Passenger was filmed attacking a flight attendant during an American Airlines flight from Mexico to Los Angeles.

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018

Shirtless passenger gets rowdy en route to Dubai

The passenger also hit the seats and got into a fight with the flight staff, according to Pakistani news source ARY.

 A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane prepares to take off from the Benazir International airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 9, 2016.