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Updated on 23 July at 12:30 PM. European companies AIR FRANCE-KLM: AIR FRANCE had temporarily resumed its flights to and from Riyadh on 6 June 2026, to Tel Aviv on 3 July 2026 and Dubai on 6 July 2026. Service to Beirut is expected on 21 July 2026. However, the security situation has...

Updated on 29 June at 3:00 PM A company-by-company update on cancelled flights in June in the Near and Middle East. European airlines AIR FRANCE-KLM AIR FRANCE: Tel Aviv services suspended until 1 July, with Beirut and Dubai services suspended until 5 July (i.e. until 6 July for the...

Updated Monday 13 April at 09:30 The ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran is having positive effects on air transport in the Middle East. While European or Asian airlines are maintaining the suspension of their routes to several destinations – Air France has extended the halt of its flights to Dubai, Riyadh, Tel…

Updated on Thursday 16 April at 17:00 Since 28 February, the skies over the Middle East have been in turmoil, even if some companies, particularly from the Gulf, are regaining momentum. An updated overview of flight cancellations and suspensions by airline, and the outlook for the summer season. European Airlines AIR FRANCE has suspended…

Updated on Tuesday 24 March at 3:00 PM Air France will not operate any flights to/from Tel Aviv and Beirut until 4 April inclusive, nor any connections to and from Dubai and Riyadh before 28 March. While several carriers have already postponed services to Near and Middle Eastern metropolises to a later date,...

Updated on Tuesday 23 March at 6pm. Although EL AL has suspended almost all its flights to and from Tel Aviv until 21 March, with the exception of special flights to New York in coordination with the US State Department, the Israeli airline is slowly reopening its flight schedule as the feast of…

Air France flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv will resume on 25 January, unless of course the lull promised by the ceasefire is disrupted before then. The French carrier will operate 5 flights a week for this resumption of operations. But the schedule should gradually return to its usual daily frequency. The flights...

In the wake of the 7 October attacks, airlines were forced to cease operations between Western Europe and Israel. With the exception of the national carrier El Al, which had maintained its operations to Paris, and which should even increase its weekly flights from 12 to 17 in February. In France and...

According to an Air France spokesman speaking to AFP, the national airline has been authorised to serve Bamako three times a week. The frequencies are scheduled on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline previously served Bamako with a daily flight. According to the same source, the flights will no longer be operated by the airline's own aircraft. Air France...

Tel Aviv's popularity in Israel is at its zenith, if the proliferation of airlines and hotels in the city is anything to go by. This development is largely due to the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Israel since 2020. Diplomacy has led to the launch of...

After the United States, which set November 8 as the date for lifting its main travel restrictions, Israel has now opted to reopen its doors to the rest of the world - with the exception of countries classified in the "red" zone. This is particularly welcome news for La Compagnie, since the French 100% business class carrier was preparing the launch of its...

The David Kempinski Tel Aviv is due to open next February. Ideally located on the seafront, this luxury hotel is part of a new 34-storey skyscraper designed by Feigin Architects and overlooking the Tel Aviv promenade. Decorated by Ara Design, the 80th hotel in the Kempinski brand has all the makings of a resort...

The publication in the Israeli media of travellers evading a self-quarantine has set off a firestorm in Israel. The measure is compulsory for all passengers returning from a trip. The health authorities put pressure on the government to close down air transport for at least two weeks. Satisfaction...

More than 70 years of waiting for this three-hour flight. On Monday, the first commercial flight of the Israeli airline El Al from Tel Aviv landed in Abu Dhabi. This historic flight follows the surprise announcement in mid-August of the normalisation of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. It follows an agreement...

Old-world elegance and ultra-contemporary sophistication: opened in Warsaw in August, the Nobu Hotel Warsaw brings together two experiences in one place. With a classic spirit, one of its wings is housed in an Art Deco building dating from the 1920s, the former Rialto Hotel, while the other, newly built, seduces with its very contemporary lines....

Israeli carrier El Al has been offering a direct service between Nice and Tel Aviv since Thursday 4 April. These services are offered three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. These flights, which last almost four hours, are operated by Boeing 737-900s with 172 seats, 16 of which are in...

Primera Air is setting out its ambitions for the French market. The low-cost airline has just announced the launch of two new routes, to Tel Aviv and Montreal. The two airports will be served from Paris CDG with one daily and four weekly flights respectively, from 31 October. Primera Air...

Hotels The Ritz-Carlton Herzliya Herzliya established itself on the luxury hotel map with the opening of this 115-room Ritz-Carlton, including 82 suites, at the end of 2013. The hotel's plus points: views over the marina and the sea, the spa, the reception rooms bathed in light, the Herbert Samuel restaurant, the astonishing facilities...

If you have... One or two hours Go to the marina and the beach, where you can watch the boats, the birds, the joggers and the matkot (Israeli beach-ball) players. If you want to take your marine experience a step further, several clubs offer diving trips in the...

IDENTITY CARD Formalities: passport valid for up to six months after the date of arrival. Currency: the shekel (ILS). 1 euro = 3.89 ILS (March 2017). Area code: +972. Time difference: +1h. GETTING THERE EL AL offers 17 flights a week between Paris CDG and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, most of them operated by Boeing B737 two-class aircraft and some by B767-300 equipped with...