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El Al resumes limited repatriation flights as Ben Gurion partially reopens

El Al will resume limited inbound repatriation flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion from March 4–5, operating relief services from Larnaca and Athens to return stranded Israeli nationals. Ben Gurion's reopening is tightly constrained—roughly one flight per hour—and departures are currently closed to boarding.

Discovered 2026-03-03T12:57:13.217371-08:00 | 2026-03-03T12:57:13.217371-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Ben Gurion's partial reopening is tightly capacity‑constrained (reported at about one movement per hour), forcing repatriation‑only operations and prompting prior safety‑driven suspensions by carriers (see suspension history).

  • El Al is operating relief flights from Larnaca and Athens starting March 4–5 to return stranded Israeli nationals, following its earlier evacuation planning efforts (see earlier evacuation plans).

  • The disruption has already produced large-scale cancellations across the region (articles cite more than 20,000 canceled Middle East movements), requiring tactical network changes, reroutes and chartering to repatriate citizens (see recent network adjustments).

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2026-03-03T12:57:13.217371-08:00
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2026-03-11T03:09:33.242354-07:00
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