1st foreign airline resumes flights to Israel following ceasefire

JERUSALEM: Greece’s Blue Bird Airways became the first foreign airline to resume flights to Israel following the closure of Israeli airspace.

The airline relaunched service with a flight from Athens International Airport, which landed at Ben Gurion Airport southeast of Tel Aviv on Sunday.

Since the outbreak of the conflict with Iran, Israeli carriers have gradually restored operations.

Following the ceasefire that took effect on Wednesday, several foreign airlines also announced planned dates to resume flights to Israel.

Carriers are set to return in the coming days, with Uzbekistan Airways restarting flights from Tashkent on Tuesday, alongside Cyprus-based TUS Airways with flights from several European cities.

-Xinhua