Delta is restarting service to Israel after pausing flights earlier this summer due to fighting in the region.
The airline said daily nonstop flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv will resume Sept. 1. It will continue to use Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to operate the route.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and crew,” the carrier said in a statement. “Delta is continuously monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing our operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports.”
Delta temporarily stopped service to Israel in June as fighting broke out between Israel and Iran. The roughly two-week war forced the closure of Israel’s airspace, and hundreds of flights were canceled.
Even after the fighting stopped on June 24, foreign carriers were reluctant to reenter Israel, citing the possibility of new airstrikes. Delta said at the time that it would aim to restore the New York-Tel Aviv route after Aug. 31.
United became the first U.S. carrier to restart service to Israel, with a nonstop flight between Newark, New Jersey, and Tel Aviv on July 21.
American Airlines has not flown to Israel since October 2023, when the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive cross-border raid into Israel from Gaza, setting off the ongoing Gaza conflict.
