Delta Air Lines
• Staff Writer
Delta plans to restart nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 6, operating once daily with an Airbus A330-900neo. The resumption comes two days before United Airlines is scheduled to restore service on the same city pair.
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Delta plans to restart nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 6, operating once daily with an Airbus A330-900neo. The resumption comes two days before United Airlines is scheduled to restore service on the same city pair.
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