Dutch carrier KLM, part of the Air France group, announced on Tuesday it will restart service on the Tel Aviv–Amsterdam route at the end of September.
“We are pleased to announce the renewal of KLM flights to Israel starting September 28, with a daily flight operated by a Boeing 737-900,” the company said. However, flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv will still include “a short stop in Larnaca” for crew changes, due to concerns among staff about flying directly to Israel.
KLM halted flights to Israel in June during the war with Iran, similar to other carriers. Since the end of that conflict, foreign airlines have gradually resumed flights. The Lufthansa Group — including Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings — has restarted daily flights from Frankfurt, Munich, and Vienna to Tel Aviv.
Air France also resumed direct flights from Paris. Air Europa has resumed its Madrid route with six weekly flights. Scandinavian airline SAS announced it will restart flights from Copenhagen to Israel in October after a decade-long break. U.S. carrier Delta will also return to Israel starting September 1.