Ryanair has confirmed that it will not restart its services to and from Tel Aviv this winter, citing disagreements with the management of Ben Gurion Airport.
The airline said it has scrapped all Tel Aviv flights this winter due to the airport’s "absurd refusal" to confirm its slots for summer 2026, tickets for which are already on sale.
Further, Ryanair complained of Ben Gurion’s “refusal” to confirm that it will have access to the low-cost Terminal 1 next summer, which is essential for its services to and from Tel Aviv to be profitable.
“We are fed up having our low-fare flights repeatedly messed around by Ben Gurion Airport,” a Ryanair spokesperson said.
“We are not willing to restart loss-making flights to and from Tel Aviv for the winter season, without the certainty that our summer 2026 historic slots have been confirmed.”
Ryanair said its Tel Aviv services were repeatedly disrupted this summer, due to security concerns over Israeli airspace and frequent closures of Terminal 1.
On three occasions, Terminal 1 was closed, which meant that Ryanair had to divert flights to the higher-cost Terminal 3, rendering these services loss-making.
“Until such time as Ben Gurion Airport confirms our historic summer 2026 slots, and confirms that they will in future keep T1 open, we will not restart low-fare flights to/from Tel Aviv this winter,” the spokesperson added.