Delta is once again extending its pause on flying between Atlanta and Tel Aviv.
The connection has been suspended through Dec. 18, officials said late last week. Customers have already received cancellation notices through the Delta app and the contact information listed on their reservation.
The Atlanta-Tel Aviv route was supposed to restart for the season on April 15, but this became impossible after fighting between the U.S., Israel, and Iran forced the near shutdown of Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international gateway.
Flights from Atlanta were initially postponed until early August, but in subsequent notices the carrier extended that pause to September, then late November, citing the unstable situation in the region.
However, Delta still plans to resume service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on Sept. 6, a date it first announced back in March. The airline has held to that date even while continuing to push back flights from Atlanta and a planned connection from Boston, which is now “delayed until further notice.”
Ben Gurion has been operating at full capacity since early April, when the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire.
