{"id":120330,"date":"2023-10-17T21:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=120330"},"modified":"2023-10-17T21:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:49:07","slug":"democrats-ask-u-s-airlines-to-resume-israel-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/travel\/democrats-ask-u-s-airlines-to-resume-israel-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats ask U.S. airlines to resume Israel service"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 30 Democrats in Congress have asked the three global U.S. carriers to resume service to Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

“We know there are a number of factors that make any resumptions of flights difficult, but we, as members of Congress, stand ready to assist you all in any way necessary to get the job done,” reads the letter, which was delivered on Oct 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That same day, the State Department began operating charter flights between Tel Aviv and Athens. Departures will continue on a rolling basis through Thursday, the department said in a Monday update.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In concert with the charter flights, Delta, United and American have upped their flying from Athens. Delta is adding one flight each on Monday through Wednesday of this week from Athens to New York. United added one Athens-Newark flight on Oct. 13 and Oct. 15, and has three more extra flights on the schedule through Oct. 19. The carrier is also using larger than normal aircraft out of Athens when possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

American hasn’t added new Athens flights but began using a larger version of the Boeing 777 on its Athens-JFK flight on Saturday, with plans to continue doing so through Oct. 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n