- British Airways and Iberia resumed daily flights to Israel on 25 October 2026.
- The carriers returned after an eight-month suspension.
- BA operates one daily Heathrow to Tel Aviv flight with Airbus A321neo.
- Iberia Express restored a daily Madrid to Tel Aviv service.
- United, El Al and Air Haifa also restored or added Israel flights.
British Airways and Iberia officially resumed daily nonstop flights to Israel on Sunday, 25 October 2026. The sister carriers returned to Ben Gurion Airport at the start of the winter flight season following an eight-month service suspension linked to the conflict with Iran. British Airways operates one daily flight between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv using an Airbus A321neo.
The British Airways service runs overnight departing Heathrow at 8.30pm and returning from Tel Aviv at 6.10am the following morning. Iberia Express restored a daily service between Madrid and Tel Aviv. The Tel Aviv to Madrid leg is nonstop while the outbound flight from Madrid includes a scheduled technical stop in Athens.
The return coincides with other airlines restoring flights to Israel. United Airlines is adding direct connections from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Washington. El Al is restarting its nonstop route between Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Air Haifa is reintroducing domestic flights between Tel Aviv and Eilat.
British Airways: Operates a reduced service of one daily flight between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv using an Airbus A321neo. It runs as an overnight service departing Heathrow at 8:30 PM and returning from Tel Aviv at 6:10 AM the following morning. Iberia Express: Restored a daily service between Madrid and Tel Aviv. Notably, the Tel Aviv-to-Madrid leg is nonstop, but the outbound flight from Madrid to Tel Aviv includes a scheduled technical stop in Athens.
The return coincides with several other major airlines scaling up or restoring flights to Israel this week: United Airlines are adding new direct connections from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Washington. El Al: is restarting its nonstop route between Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Air Haifa is reintroducing domestic flights between Tel Aviv and Eilat. Flight availability, pricing, and exact routing can be checked directly through the British Airways Website and the Iberia Booking Portal. Schedules remain highly subject to change depending on regional security development
