Ryanair will not be restarting flights to and from Tel Aviv for winter 2025/2026.
Along with other airlines, Ryanair grounded its flights in May due to security concerns in Israel.
The budget carrier says it won’t restart any of its routes into Tel Aviv, saying Ben Gurion Airport hasn’t confirmed the airline’s historic slots for summer 2026 and the availability of its low-cost terminal one.
A Ryanair spokesperson said: “We are fed up having our low-fare flights repeatedly messed around by Ben Gurion Airport.
“It is absurd that they refused to confirm our summer 2026 slots, when summer 2026 schedules are already on sale.
“We appreciate that many airlines – including Ryanair – cancelled their flights to/from Tel Aviv this summer, but only because it was unsafe to operate there. We are not willing to restart loss-making flights to/from Tel Aviv for the winter season, without the certainty that our summer 2026 historic slots have been confirmed.”
In a statement, Ryanair said it has ‘no difficulty working with Tel Aviv Airport to temporarily move to terminal three – but these services should continue to be costed at the terminal one rates’.
