Israel's El Al Airlines says reviewing operations after government limits traffic

El Al Israel Airlines is reassessing flights after the government restricts traffic at Ben Gurion Airport, urging the use of Ramon Airport in Eilat as an alternative.

Reuters

23 March 2026 at 08:06:37

Israel's El Al Airlines says reviewing operations after government limits traffic

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Israel's El Al Airlines is seen during a ceremony marking the arrival of the first of the airline's order of 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel August 23, 2017.

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El Al Israel Airlines ELAL.TA said on Monday it was reviewing its continued operations after the Transportation Ministry ordered a reduction of traffic at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.

Israel's flag carrier, which has been operating repatriation flights since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli led air war with Iran on February 28, called on authorities to open Ramon Airport near the Red Sea city of Eilat as an alternative to Ben Gurion.

-Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise/Reuters