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United Airlines is extending Premier elite status for a few select flyers.

Update: April 15, 2024, at 9:00 PM ET 

Airlines have been changing routes and canceling flights in response to an escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran.

Delta Air Lines is returning to Israel – but not quite as quickly as expected.

Despite the ongoing war with Hamas, Israel's ministry of tourism reports that in January, the country reached 34% of the number of North American tourists it had during the same month of 2023.

United Airlines is set to resume Israel service early next month.

American Airlines has delayed its return to Israel until at least October. The carrier confirmed to Skift that operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended until October 26, 2024. 

Air travel to and from Israel plunged in the last three months of 2023 amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, but the number of passengers traveling through Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv still rose 10% in 2023.

Delta Air Lines and El Al Israel Airlines are officially partners.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary this year, Atlanta residents Jessica and David Goldberg booked an Oceania Cruise. The voyage started in Greece and dropped them off in Israel on October 4, where they planned to spend the next week exploring. 

For Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Majali, the war between Israel and Hamas creates multiple challenges.

I should be in Jerusalem tonight. I say that not because I’m a particularly religious man, but because I literally was scheduled to sleep in the City of David tonight.

Travel demand to Turkey, an increasingly popular tourist destination, remains strong even as post-pandemic “revenge travel” ends, Pegasus Airlines CEO Güliz Öztürk said.

A British Airways flight was forced to make a U-turn when it was minutes away from landing at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday.

On Saturday, violence erupted across Israel and Gaza in one of the worst conflicts the region has seen in decades, according to The New York Times. After Hamas militants began launching thousands of rockets and infiltrating Israeli towns early Saturday morning, the conflict has continued to escalate, with Israel’s military responding with massive air strikes. The violence has left thousands dead, according to CNN. Thousands more are injured on both sides.

Travel advisors have made "herculean" efforts to get their clients out of Israel after war with Hamas broke out Saturday, according to John Rose, Altour's chief risk and security officer.

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) said it is working with relevant authorities to assist travelers trying to leave Israel as the country's war with Hamas unfolds.

After decades of conflict, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel on Saturday.

United Airlines passengers en route from San Francisco to Tel Aviv endured a 14-hour "flight to nowhere" after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday.

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Travelers looking to explore the continent of Africa now have new options when traveling from the United States.Announced this week, Delta Air Lines is expanding it's partnership with Kenya Airways allowing frequent flyers to earn miles on each other's flights when flying on the same itinerary, and provide a more seamless travel experience to 31 destinations in Africa and 57 in North America. Kenya Airways currently operates a nonstop service from their hub at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to New York's John F.