Virgin Atlantic has cancelled plans to restart its Heathrow-Tel Aviv service.
The carrier had been expected to resume the route in October 2025, after suspending operations to Israel in October 2023.
The airline will still operate a codeshare with Israeli airline EL AL.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “After careful consideration we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our services between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv.
“We will continue to serve Tel Aviv as the only UK airline to have a partnership with EL AL, Israel’s national carrier, on services between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion and London Heathrow.
“The codeshare partnership with EL AL offers connections between Israel, the UK and the US, allowing customers greater flexibility, with frequencies up to four daily flights, and choice when selecting travel between Israel and the UK.
“Our partnership will offer reciprocal earn and redemption opportunities, as well as premium customer recognition and tier benefits for frequent flyers, including Flying Club and EL AL’s Matmid program.
“Virgin Atlantic customers will be able to travel on EL AL’s services from Tel Aviv to Heathrow and connect onwards to multiple US destinations, including Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Atlanta.”
Virgin added: “We’re really sorry for the disappointment caused to our loyal customers. Anyone booked to travel will be contacted by email with their options from 10 May which include the option to rebook onto an alternative carrier or request a refund.
“Any customers affected by the Tel Aviv cancellations booked directly with Virgin Atlantic will be contacted by email from 10 May 2025 and the cancellation will reflect in their ‘My Booking’ section on the website on 10 May 2025.”
