Germany’s Lufthansa group of carriers and Hungarian low-cost giant Wizz Air on Wednesday announced a resumption of flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after the European safety agency softened its advisory against operating in Israel’s airspace following the war with Iran.

Wizz Air said the carrier will resume all flight operations to and from Ben Gurion Airport starting May 28. Meanwhile, the German airline group — which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings — said it is planning to restart flight services to and from Israel in a phased manner from June.

Initially, just Austrian Airlines will restart flights to and from Tel Aviv on June 1. Other airlines in the group — SWISS, ITA Airways and Lufthansa — are currently planning to resume flights as early as July 1, with Eurowings expected to return to Tel Aviv by mid-July. Flight operations to Tel Aviv by Brussels Airlines will remain suspended through October 24.

“As Europe’s reliable airline and Israel’s number one low-cost airline, we are thrilled to confirm our return to Tel Aviv,” stated Wizz Air Chief Commercial Officer Ian Malin. “The safety and........

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