AVIATION
November 2025
Swiss is Back! Airline Resumes Zurich-Tel Aviv Route
Travelers are already finding attractive deals; round-trip tickets to Zurich for the winter schedule are available on the Swiss website starting from just 260 USD. Swiss is not alone in its return. Other carriers in the Lufthansa Group have also been steadily resuming service to Israel: Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines restarted flights in early August. Brussels Airlines followed, returning on August 13th. Eurowings is currently scheduled to resume operations at the end of October, pending security developments. The collective return of these major European carriers underscores the strong and sustained demand for travel to and from Israel, signaling a significant step toward the normalization of air travel in the region. Scandinavian Airlines will also resume services next week, reinstating its Copenhagen–Tel Aviv route after a nine-year hiatus, alongside German budget airline Eurowings and Swiss International Air Lines. Italian flag carrier ITA Airways and Air India are expected to follow by the end of the year. The return of major European airlines has begun to ease the soaring ticket prices that persisted during months of reduced capacity, with fares for winter travel now falling sharply across key routes.
Demand is Soaring: SWISS Returns to Ben Gurion Airport with Daily Flights
a daily flight utilizing a wide-body Airbus A330. This provides a significant comfort boost for passengers, as the A330 features a full Business Class cabin with lie-flat seats and full service. Looking ahead, starting with the winter flight schedule at the end of October, the airline plans to increase its service to two daily flights. These subsequent flights will be operated using narrower- body Airbus A321 aircraft. restoring operations. Their return comes amid a broader rebound in international travel to Israel following the ceasefire with Hamas earlier this month and the end of June’s 12- day conflict with Iran. The Israel Airports Authority said around 60 foreign carriers are now flying to Tel Aviv, up from fewer than 20 at the height of the fighting last year.
A fter a lengthy pause due to the security situation, Swiss International Air Lines has landed back at Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), officially resuming its popular route connecting Zurich (ZRH) and Tel Aviv. The airline, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, recently touched down, marking
the return of its flights to Israel. The service had been suspended since June following heightened security concerns in the region. However, the company cited “a response to the high demand for flights on the route” as the reason for accelerating its return. Initially, Swiss will operate
British Airways and Iberia to Resume Israel Flights as International Carriers Return
London–Tel Aviv route restored amid post-ceasefire recovery in Israel’s aviation sector
B ritish Airways confirmed it will restart daily services between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv’s
Ben Gurion Airport, while Spain’s Iberia will relaunch its Madrid–Tel Aviv route, joining its rival Air Europa in
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