DALLAS — American Airlines (AA) has decided to cancel all flights to and from Israel until April 2025 due to escalating regional tensions, particularly concerning Israel's ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, AA has extended its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) until next April. However, the airline has not disclosed specific reasons for this long-term suspension.

Other international airlines have halted their flights to Israel. As of August 7, 20 foreign airlines had suspended their operations to and from Israel, according to KAN.

Last week, three of Israel’s airlines increased the frequency of their flights between Israel and Greece, as various airlines have suspended services into Israel.

El Al Israeli Airlines (LY) and two local carriers have added flights to destinations such as Greece and Cyprus to help Israelis stranded overseas travel home. Privately owned Arkia (IZ) and LY's subsidiary Sun d’Or (2U) have increased services to Larnaca (LCA) and Athens (ATH) to assist passengers in reaching Israel.  

This comes as a result of many foreign airlines having suspended flights to Israel due to rising tensions in the region and the threat of war with Iran.  As reported in the Hebrew media, around 150,000 Israelis are stuck outside Israel due to the latest flight suspensions.

According to Cirium Diio, AA had 62 scheduled flight, or 16,926 seats, to TLV in August of last year using its Boeing 777-200/200ER aircraft.