The French airline Air France resumed its operations in Israel yesterday (Tuesday), launching a daily flight to Paris on a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, passengers can continue to approximately 300 destinations worldwide via connecting flights.
A Partial Recovery
With many foreign airlines continuing to delay their return to Israel, Air France’s resumption of service is an especially encouraging development. It follows the recent re-launch of flights to Israel by both Delta and Aegean Airlines last week.
Still, the state of international aviation suggests that a full recovery of flights to and from Israel remains a work in progress.
Cancellations by Foreign Airlines
- Lufthansa Group – extending the suspension of all flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 15. This includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings.
- Ryanair – cancellations through June 11
- LOT Polish Airlines – until June 1
- Transavia – until June 3
- airBaltic – until June 2
- United Airlines – until June 12
- ITA Airways – until June 15
- Iberia Express – extended cancellations through June 30
- British Airways – not expected to resume before July 31
- easyJet – return delayed until the end of June
- Air India – cancellations through June 18
- Air Canada – postponing the resumption of service until September 2025
El Al Reports Strong Quarterly Results
The Israeli airline El Al has reported particularly strong performance for the first quarter of 2025. According to company data, revenue for the quarter reached $774 million—an increase of 5% compared to the same period last year. Net profit rose to $96 million, reflecting a 19% increase.
El Al currently holds a 44% share of flights to and from Israel and commands over 90% of the market for flights between Israel and North America. These strong earnings are largely attributed to ongoing restrictions on foreign airlines, many of which continue to operate on a limited schedule due to the security situation.
The second quarter began with signs of renewed activity from foreign carriers. However, a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel in May 2025 led several airlines to cancel or delay services. El Al estimates that these circumstances will continue to support high demand and strong passenger load factors, with revenue per seat expected to remain consistent with last year’s levels.
