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Delta Air Traces is suspending flights between New York Metropolis’s JFK Airport and Tel Aviv, Israel, for a whopping five-and-a-half months because of the escalating battle within the Center East.
The information was introduced by the airline in a press launch on Tuesday afternoon. Delta flights between JFK and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport from Oct. 15 on will probably be now be paused till Mar. 31.
Delta cited the “ongoing battle within the area” for the reasoning behind the transfer, and mentioned that the choice was made primarily based on safety and intelligence reviews.
“Delta is repeatedly monitoring the evolving safety surroundings and assessing our operations primarily based on safety steerage and intelligence reviews and can talk any updates as wanted,” the airline mentioned.
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A Boeing 767 passenger plane of Delta Airways arrives from Dublin at JFK Worldwide Airport in New York because the Manhattan skyline looms within the background on February 7, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“As at all times, the protection of consumers and crew stays paramount,” Delta’s assertion added. “Clients must be ready for potential changes to Delta’s TLV flight schedule, together with extra cancellations on a rolling foundation.”
Delta additionally mentioned that prospects who booked affected flights will probably be issued a journey waiver.
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A aircraft from Delta Airways is seen above the skyline of Manhattan earlier than it lands at JFK airport on March 15, 2020 in New York Metropolis. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Clients impacted by the schedule change will obtain notifications through the Fly Delta app and call info listed of their reservation as these cancelations are processed in Delta’s system,” the press launch suggested.
In July, Delta briefly suspended flights between JFK and Israel because of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Since then, the conflict has escalated considerably, because the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) not too long ago invaded Lebanon to get rid of Hezbollah terrorists.
Idle airplanes of Delta Airways seen throughout COVID-19 pandemic at JFK Airport. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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FOX Enterprise reached out to Delta for added remark.
FOX Enterprise’ Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
