Addtionally, a separate Boeing 737 flight turned back to Portland shortly after take-off on Tuesday after the pilot was concerned about fumes in the cabin.
“The pilot did not have their passport onboard,” United Airlines said in a statement. “We arranged for a new crew to take our customers to their destination that evening."
An Orthodox Jewish man was forced from an airplane bathroom in a state of undress and berated with antisemitic comments while on a United Airlines flight from Mexico to Houston.
The airline will be the first American carrier to resume flights to Tel Aviv this year • Daily flights will depart from New York/Newark • A second daily flight will be added at the end of March.
On October 7, 2023, the company suspended its activity in Israel, renewing it in March 2024 with just seven weekly flights to New York.
Every day, Israelis hear different reports and rumors of airlines canceling flights to Israel. Here's an updated guide to who is still flying.
Delta Air Lines has officially restarted flights from New York to Tel Aviv after an eight-month hiatus. Delta's return makes it the second US carrier to resume flights to Israel, following United.
United, American Airlines, and Delta all suspended US service to Israel in October following the Hamas attack.
The United Airlines' Boeing plane, which had its course plotted for Fort Myers, Florida, had one of its engines explode into flames, which forced it to make an emergency landing.
Many airlines froze their routes to Israel because of the war with Hamas, but are now finding their way back to the Holy Land
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