European airlines delay resuming regular operations in Israel: The Lufthansa Group, which includes Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines, among others, announced that at this stage flights to and from Israel will not be resumed during the month of June.
The company's announcement stated that some flights may resume operations as early as early June, but this is subject to security situation assessments.
The company stated that it would inform passengers that their flights had been canceled, and that they would be offered the choice between rebooking their flight for a later date or a full refund.
Lufthansa joins other European companies: French Air France announced last night that it is postponing its return to operations on the Paris-Tel Aviv route until at least May 10.
Similarly, the low-cost giant Wizz Air, which is striving to establish a "base" in Israel, announced that its flights will not resume before May 4th.
The Czech company Smartwings is expected to resume its operations on May 16 with seven weekly flights, and the Czech company also clarifies that they will continue to monitor security assessments and the security situation on the ground.
Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi has already resumed full operations and operates two daily flights to Israel.
American companies such as Delta and United, which began a phased return process back in March, continue to operate routes to Israel as usual.
