Delta Air to resume flights to Israel starting June 7

Delta Air resuming flights to Israel makes it the second major US airline to do so after United Airlines.

Delta Air Lines planes.

Credit: Reuters File Photo

Delta Air Lines said late on Wednesday it will resume flights to Israel starting June 7, becoming the second major US carrier to do so following the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel.

Delta said it will begin daily flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on an Airbus A330-900neo following an extensive security risk assessment by the airline.

United Airlines resumed flights to Israel earlier this month from Newark but does not plan to restart flights from other US cities until at least this fall.