As of September 2025, we saw Delta resume its New York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) route, a service that has been operated on again and off again for the past couple of years. Up until now, we haven’t had any official details on when other routes to Tel Aviv would resume, but now we know…
Delta will add two more Israel routes in 2026
In 2026, we’ll see Delta resume two other routes to Israel, and we now know exactly when it’ll happen:
- As of April 15, 2026, Delta will resume 3x weekly flights from Atlanta (ATL), using Airbus A350-900s
- As of October 24, 2026, Delta will resume daily flights from Boston (BOS), using Airbus A330-900neos
For context, these were both pretty recent additions. The Atlanta route first launched in March 2023 (after a suspension of over a decade), while the Boston route first launched as of May 2022.
For now this is just being reported in Israeli media, and the schedules haven’t yet been published. However, the flights should be on sale soon, and politicians are even providing statements about these flights. For example, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said the following:
“I want to thank Delta for resuming the direct route between Atlanta and Tel Aviv, which reconnects the state of Georgia with one of our strongest allies. This flight is important to many residents of our state and further strengthens the cultural and economic ties between Georgia and Israel.”
How Delta’s Israel service compares to the competition
With Delta now flying from New York to Tel Aviv (and even adding a second daily flight in peak season), plus resuming its two other routes to Tel Aviv, the airline will be as strong as it has ever been in Israel. That’s especially true when you consider that Delta also has a partnership with EL AL, not that Israel is a destination that’s heavily reliant on connecting traffic.
That being said, historically United has been by far the strongest US carrier in Israel. United already flies twice daily from Newark to Tel Aviv, and also has plans to resume service out of Chicago and Washington. There are no firm plans yet to resume the route out of San Francisco, but I imagine that will happen eventually.
As of March 2026, we’re also finally going to see American resume flights to Israel, as it will operate from New York to Tel Aviv. While American also operated to Israel out of Miami, that route was cut before October 2023. Meanwhile there was also supposed to be a route out of Dallas, but that was pushed back multiple times, before ultimately being canceled.
So I’m curious how the competitive dynamics play out between Delta and United, given United’s historical strength there, compared to Delta’s growth, combined with its partnership with EL AL.
Bottom line
In 2026, Delta plans to resume two additional routes to Tel Aviv. As of April 2026, we’ll see the resumption of Atlanta to Tel Aviv flights with the A350, while as of October 2026, we’ll see the resumption of Boston to Tel Aviv flights with the A330neo. Competition is certainly heating up… only time will tell how this plays out.
What do you make of Delta resuming more Tel Aviv flights?
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