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Blue Bird Leads Foreign Carriers Resuming Tel Aviv Flights
4/12/2026
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- Blue Bird, the Greek carrier, will restart the Athens-Tel Aviv service on Sunday, becoming the first foreign carrier to return since Operation Roaring Lion began.
- Etihad will begin two daily flights to Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday.
- Wizz Air will resume on April 25.
- Smartwings will restart from April 15.
- Israel Airports Authority is exploring expansion at Ben-Gurion, but full activity may be delayed by U.S. Air Force personnel.
