For the first time since Israeli airspace was closed, Israeli Air rescue flights will take off from several European cities to Israel tomorrow (Wednesday). An estimated 150,000 Israelis are currently stuck abroad, awaiting flights to Israel.
The airline emphasizes that flights only operate one way to Israel. All overseas flights from Israel are still suspended in accordance with state guidelines.
El Al, Air Haifa, Archia and Islea have officially announced the destinations where rescue flights will be run. El Al operates rescue flights from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris. All passengers on these flights have already been pre-allocated for the date of the original flight cancellation or for humanitarian reasons, and the company reports that the flight is full.
Air Haifa will begin operating rescue flights on the Larnaca-Haifa route. In the first stage, seats on these flights will be assigned to clients of the company who are already waiting to be taken home, and ticket sales will later be made public. The company plans to operate around nine flights daily on this route, with the full schedule coming out soon.
Alchia will also begin operating rescue flights from destinations near Israel tomorrow (Wednesday) – Tibat in Calpas, Larnaca, and Montenegro, Greece. Flights are for organizational groups of customers of companies whose flights have been cancelled, and these are already full. Ticket sales for subsequent flights are open daily on the company’s website for next day flights.
Israir announced that it is preparing to run three rescue flights tomorrow from Larnaca, Athens and Varna. The company also said, “Passers for these flights have been allocated and full, and passengers are informed about them.”
Bank Reumi Rescue Ship
In addition to the flight, Bank Leumi has announced that it has chartered a passenger ship to bring Israelis back into their homes. The ship owned by Mano Shipping will depart from Limassol in Cyprus on Monday, June 23, 2025, allowing approximately 1,500 passengers to be brought back to Israel.
Leumi Bank said that cruise registration will be made public to all Israelis with subsidies fees. For Leumcard customers, the cruise costs 300 euros, and for those who are not bank customers, the cruise costs 600 euros. The cost to the bank is approximately 1,230 euros per passenger. Israelis interested in registering abroad can do so on the bank’s website from 4pm tomorrow.
Published by Globes, Israel Business News – En.globes.co.il – June 17, 2025.
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