US EditionIsrael Starts 'Rescue' Flights as Airlines Reroute Across Middle East
ISRAEL, JUN 22 – El Al and Arkia operate rescue flights with a 50-passenger limit amid war-related travel disruptions, responding to 25,000 requests to assist stranded travelers, Israeli officials said.
- On June 23, 2025, Israeli airline El Al began operating rescue flights from Israel to repatriate citizens stranded abroad due to the ongoing conflict with Iran.
- This response followed Israel's airspace reopening on June 21 for six hours and escalating hostilities after Israel's Operation Rising Lion air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites starting June 13.
- El Al received about 25,000 requests for rescue flights and plans to operate 24 daily flights with a strict passenger cap of 50, servicing eight international destinations under government guidance.
- Passengers reassigned to rescue flights from June 13 to 30 will not incur extra charges, though flights may reroute to nearby destinations excluding Israel, and accommodation assistance is limited to two nights in amended regulations.
- El Al seeks a ministerial declaration of a 'special situation' to amend the 2012 Aviation Services Law, aiming to ease compensation obligations amid the costly emergency operations and legal complexity.
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Israel starts 'rescue' flights as airlines reroute across Middle East
Israel briefly reopened its airspace today and is expanding flight operations tomorrow.
El Al and Arkia to renew outbound flights from Israel to eight destinations amid Iran war
According to the airline, passengers scheduled on flights to Europe, the U.S. and Thailand will receive updates in the coming hours. The move follows Israel's decision to partially reopen airspace under strict regulations after weeks of closures
El Al says to start rescue flights out of Israel starting on Monday, after getting 25,000 applications
By Steven Scheer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Israeli airline El Al said it would resume flights out of Tel Aviv airport on Monday, as the government began to allow limited “rescue” flights in the midst of the Middle East conflict and U.S. bombing of Iran. El Al said it had received 25,000 applications for flights out of Israel since it opened a web site for requests on Saturday, although government rules will limit flights to 50 passengers each, it…
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