In October 2023, we saw most international airlines discontinue flights to Israel over safety concerns, following the Hamas terror attacks, and subsequent conflict. While many major airlines tried to resume service to Israel as soon as possible, that just wasn’t practical, given the constantly evolving security situation.
With there now being a ceasefire, it looks like we’re going to finally see US airlines resume service to Israel. Recently, Delta announced it would resume flights to Israel as of April 2025. Now United has announced it will resume flights to Israel as of March 2025, so United is beating Delta to the punch.
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United will resume Newark to Tel Aviv route soon
As of March 15, 2025, United plans to resume daily flights between Newark (EWR) and Tel Aviv (TLV). The route will operate with the following schedule:
UA84 Newark to Tel Aviv departing 3:55PM arriving 8:20AM (+1 day)
UA85 Tel Aviv to Newark departing 10:30AM arriving 4:35PM
Then as of March 29, 2025, United plans to resume a second daily flight between the two airports, with the added frequency having the following schedule:
UA90 Newark to Tel Aviv departing 10:45PM arriving 4:20PM (+1 day)
UA91 Tel Aviv to Newark departing 11:25PM arriving 4:15AM (+1 day)
Both frequencies will be operated by Boeing 787-10s, featuring 318 seats, configured with 44 business class seats, 21 premium economy seats, and 253 economy seats. The 5,685-mile flight is blocked at around 11 hours eastbound and around 12 hours westbound.
This will be the first time that United serves Israel since July 2024, so we’re talking about a roughly eight month service suspension.
United plans to add more Israel flights soon
United explains that the decision to resume flights to Israel follows a “detailed assessment of operational considerations for the region and close work with the unions who represent flight attendants and pilots.” The airline claims to have a longstanding commitment to serving Tel Aviv, and is proud to be the first US airline to resume service.
United also offers connecting itineraries to Tel Aviv through partners, including Lufthansa Group airlines, as they’re resuming service to Israel as well.
As you can see, the emphasis right now is on offering service out of Newark, but presumably United hopes to eventually operate flights to Tel Aviv from other gateways. Going back a couple of years, United also flew to Israel from Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), and Washington (IAD).
Prior to October 2023, United was by far the biggest US carrier in Israel, and it has historically been one of United’s most lucrative international markets. So I’m not surprised to see United continuing to lead the way when it comes to restoring capacity to Israel.
Bottom line
As of mid-March 2025, United will be the first US airline to resume flights to Israel, after an extended suspension. A couple of weeks after that, United will offer two daily flights to Israel. United is not only beating Delta in resuming this service, but the airline will offer double daily flights before Delta even offers once daily flights. Delta does have an EL AL partnership, though, which at least gives passengers some sort of access to Israel (though isn’t necessarily that lucrative for Delta).
What do you make of United resuming flights to Israel?
Any company, such as United, that does business with an apartheid genocidal state should be boycotted.
I cannot emphasize enough how deeply immoral it is to be doing business with an apartheid state which has spent the better part of the past 18 months committing a genocide.
I am planing to visit Tel aviv in september. do you think there will be any direct saver seats available?
I’m Jewish and I’m just laughing at you guys fork fighting over something so stupid even if it’s comparing DL to UA or about the cease fire it’s just stupid this point we just need to make like a chat about Every stupid topic regarding Israel
your enter key works just fine
I’m Jewish and I’m just laughing at you guys fork fighting over something so stupid even if it’s comparing DL to UA or about the cease fire it’s just stupid this point we just need to make like a chat about Every stupid topic regarding Israel
I’m Jewish and I’m just laughing at you guys fork fighting over something so stupid even if it’s comparing DL to UA or about the cease fire it’s just stupid this point we just need to make like a chat about Every stupid topic regarding Israel
I’m Jewish and I’m just laughing at you guys fork fighting over something so stupid even if it’s comparing DL to UA or about the cease fire it’s just stupid this point we just need to make like a chat about Every stupid topic regarding Israel
Tel Aviv, Illegally Occupied Palestine**
If only there was a cease fire on this blog between TD and everyone else. That would take Tim not taking the bait.
I’d be a win win situation. Just ignore him. He’d slowly fade away, and maybe he’d find some time to get the help he needs. But the more people try to “argue” with him, the more they feed his delusional mind.
some of y'all would do well to just let everybody and anybody say their piece and not get so wound up.
I would agree with you, Robert, except that Tim so often flat out lies with just enough industry terminology that some without industry experience believe him.
There's no harm in responding to a pathological liar in order to correct facts vs opinions.
you LOVE to throw insults out and yet are incapable of debating the actual facts.
OTHER people have told you to either shut up or debate the facts - but you can't be bothered to listen.
They haven’t, tim. And everyone knows you flat out lie.
Many many have told you to stfu though
"That would take Tim not taking the bait."
Maybe. Not really fair to blame it all on him though, when the blog writer routinely chooses to bait him.
Understandable, as that seems to drive engagement more than anything else here. But still, hardly fair to just blame Tim Dunn, for doing what everyone knows Tim Dunn will do, if baited.
The blog writer chooses to bait him ? Really ? The guy has an unhealthy obsession with an airline, and whenever he sees another airline mentioned besides the one he blindly worships, he just snaps and starts to lie compulsively in order to demonstrate his sick obsession. And guess what ? At the end of the day, airlines are just airlines. They are not something you should blindly love and worship. I know that they...
The blog writer chooses to bait him ? Really ? The guy has an unhealthy obsession with an airline, and whenever he sees another airline mentioned besides the one he blindly worships, he just snaps and starts to lie compulsively in order to demonstrate his sick obsession. And guess what ? At the end of the day, airlines are just airlines. They are not something you should blindly love and worship. I know that they just want my money and don’t care about me. I’m from Brazil but I fly AA a lot because I have a residence in FL, but whenever I read articles mentioning AA, DL and UA, it triggers ZERO emotions in me. If reading articles that mentions multiple airlines makes you feel triggered, offended, or something similar, it means that you’re just as obsessed as Tim is. Ben is writing about businesses that just want your money and don’t care about you at all. If you chose to relate to these businesses as if they are lyour family members and feel “baited” because Ben compared two of them, that’s your fault, not Ben’s.
in case you missed it, my "obsession" is with the UA fan kiddos that think that UA is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
My counterpoint with Delta is just to highlight how absurd the UA obsession is.
Ben loves to throw gasoline on the fire but he knows full well how he AND I can wind up the UA fan base and they aren't smart enough to
...just.
walk.
away.
in case you missed it, my "obsession" is with the UA fan kiddos that think that UA is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
My counterpoint with Delta is just to highlight how absurd the UA obsession is.
Ben loves to throw gasoline on the fire but he knows full well how he AND I can wind up the UA fan base and they aren't smart enough to
just.
walk.
away.
but let's be clear that UA's leadership exhibits the same need to tout their own greatness so it is likely pushing rope to get some of these people to recognize how unhealthy their obsession is.
You might be surprised how fast the DL obsession will end when the UA execs and their fan base learn to just do what they need to do and quit worrying about whether if everyone knows they are the top banana.
You act like your obsession is new, tim.
You’ve been banned from many websites due to years of this type of pathological behavior.
Walk.
Away.
Loser.
You’ve just proved my whole point and assumed you’re obsessed. And yes, there are people obsessed with UA too. But there is no “fire”, except in your head. Your obsession fabricates fantasies that you call facts. You don’t discuss facts and data, you come up with the most juvenile fantasies and write ten paragraphs of it claiming that you state the facts. At one point you have to realize how sick this is, considering that...
You’ve just proved my whole point and assumed you’re obsessed. And yes, there are people obsessed with UA too. But there is no “fire”, except in your head. Your obsession fabricates fantasies that you call facts. You don’t discuss facts and data, you come up with the most juvenile fantasies and write ten paragraphs of it claiming that you state the facts. At one point you have to realize how sick this is, considering that no one with a healthy working brain takes you seriously and that you have become a laughing stock. And yes, writing 20 more paragraphs of pathological lies saying basically “but I can’t stand to see UA kids claiming their **** is bigger than mine triggers me to become DL superhero and put them in their right place” only shows how obsessed and removed from reality you are. Here’s a tip for you: DL doesn’t love you back. UA doesn’t love their fanboys back. They just want your money and couldn’t care less about you. Stop being so obsessed to the point that you start living in a fantasy world that only you can see. I’ve just tried to argue with a pathological liar, which is the worst thing I could do. Ohh jeez …
all of those big words and the reality is that another article moves off the front page with more discussion about me than the topic Ben wrote about.
And there are real facts that are discussed and are the basis of why I participate. In this case, it is the false notion that many have peddled that DL has monopoly hubs while UA competes vigorously in all of its hubs.
UA's share in IAH, SFO,...
all of those big words and the reality is that another article moves off the front page with more discussion about me than the topic Ben wrote about.
And there are real facts that are discussed and are the basis of why I participate. In this case, it is the false notion that many have peddled that DL has monopoly hubs while UA competes vigorously in all of its hubs.
UA's share in IAH, SFO, EWR and IAD is as large or larger than DL's share in ATL, DTW, MSP and SLC and those 4 markets (even isolated just to those airports) is larger than for DL's 4 hubs. The same thing is true for AA and WN.
and DL did figure out how to get back into TLV and announced it before UA while AA is going to, once again, sit it again while the other two develop international air transportation.
As with so many other strategies, UA IS following DL but can't stand to admit that they are so they will start TLV service with about a months less notice than DL will.
No one cares. No one with a healthy brain takes what you say seriously. Good luck living in your own fantasy world.
see above....
copied here
some of y'all would do well to just let everybody and anybody say their piece and not get so wound up.
Why is it important route?
I don’t see any sense operating to Warzone
We know it will be suspended again.
Largest population of JEWS outside of Israel is in New Jersey, so not only is it important, but also highly sustainable in terms of passenger loads.
What jew has to do with israel?
Maybe US is financially supports tel aviv route?
Many jews friends i know never went to Israel.
Why is it necessary to make multiple repeated Delta comparisons and use a picture of their aircraft on a UA announcement?
Delta is mentioned 7 times, surely just one or two mentions of their competing service would be sufficient?
It seems a bit excessive, even if it's for the sake of garnering clicks
Nope, seems fine. In the main body of the article Delta is mentioned a few times because they too are restarting services, and the rest of the mentions are in the recap and photo captions. I think you're overthinking this one,
of course, it’s not necessary and it is done in order to generate page clicks.
As much as fans consistently do it, regardless of the airline , United execs do it even in their investor presentations.
Comparisons are not a sign of strength but rather weakness. There is no one-size-fits-all company. if you are really good, people know it and don’t need to be reminded incessantly
Timothy, I don't remember asking for your opinion.
7x is not "a few times" that would be like two or three times. A simple mention that Delta is also starting service later is more than enough.
Intentionally using a photo of their aircraft and repeatedly mentioning them throughout the article is quite something else.
Why do you have to say “Tel Aviv, Israel” as if we don’t all already know where it is? The art of inference isn’t lost on us
Never underestimate how poor the general public is at geography, even among AvGeeks.
And that's not just limited to the USA, many of whose people couldn't point to some of their own states on an unlabeled map:
...how often do you hear Europeans idiotically refer to all USAmericans as "Yanks/Yankees?"
...or folks that couldn't tell you the difference between Central America and Latin America, if you paid them?
So no, I wouldn't put it past...
Never underestimate how poor the general public is at geography, even among AvGeeks.
And that's not just limited to the USA, many of whose people couldn't point to some of their own states on an unlabeled map:
...how often do you hear Europeans idiotically refer to all USAmericans as "Yanks/Yankees?"
...or folks that couldn't tell you the difference between Central America and Latin America, if you paid them?
So no, I wouldn't put it past any given person to not know where Tel Aviv is. At all.
Wow from San Francisco thats a long one.
Not really actually. Not even in the top 100 longest flights, barely in the top 250 longest at 242nd longest flight. GEOGRAPHY ????
It is quite a long flight, five miles longer than SFO-SYD. These days it's not that remarkable in terms of nonstop distance covered, though.
@Tim Dunn who cares about Florida lol AA has a Miami base and clearly they aren’t doing so hot. Does Florida have some type of magical premium yields like SFO, IAD, and EWR? I think not
True to form.
Everything and every place that United doesn’t do well in doesn’t matter
And yet the final bottom line is that united trails Delta.
Even after copying most of Delta strategies
Can’t we simply get to the point of letting each carrier do what they need to do without the incessant need to compare?
You’re the one comparing Delta to United non stop but you have yet to answer my question what is the importance with Florida? Does it have super high yields that many of are unaware of? The Tel Aviv market is very high yielding and United understands the importance of it. United doesn’t care much about Florida because there is no need for them to when international is not high yielding like out out Newark, SFO, and IAD.
@Tim Dunn - ultimately United being more competitive with Delta is a good thing for everyone. If Delta had no one operating even close to them, they would only be doing what they need to maintain their position rather than pushing to innovate even further (I'm not saying this specific to Delta - but based on the nature of companies generally).
I'm a United loyalist (Chicago-based) but I do think on operational metrics, service,...
@Tim Dunn - ultimately United being more competitive with Delta is a good thing for everyone. If Delta had no one operating even close to them, they would only be doing what they need to maintain their position rather than pushing to innovate even further (I'm not saying this specific to Delta - but based on the nature of companies generally).
I'm a United loyalist (Chicago-based) but I do think on operational metrics, service, and overall product (on average), Delta does beat United. However, it's a good thing for both United and Delta that they beat each other in specific areas so they continue to feel competitive pressure. Sure, United edging out Delta on timing seems to purely be a marketing tactic so they can say "we're first" since it's such a crucial market for United but on the whole this competition is a great thing.
Of course competition is good. Continually comparing to someone else is a sign of weakness and insecurity
"Continually comparing to someone else is a sign of weakness and insecurity"
Agreed - like someone picking a random part of the country and bringing it up in every thread even when it is not relevant at all.
Also, a week ago when Delta announced they were relaunching TLV you went to great lengths hypothesizing about some favorable pricing and relationship with LY that allowed Delta preferred / priority access back into TLV in a...
"Continually comparing to someone else is a sign of weakness and insecurity"
Agreed - like someone picking a random part of the country and bringing it up in every thread even when it is not relevant at all.
Also, a week ago when Delta announced they were relaunching TLV you went to great lengths hypothesizing about some favorable pricing and relationship with LY that allowed Delta preferred / priority access back into TLV in a way no other airline can match, etc., etc., so yeah it is meaningful that less than a week later another airline comes in and relaunches that same market.
You haven’t figured out that I do what I do in response to UA fans and execs needs for thinking of themselves to be superior?
I do it responding to what others post about ‘their’ carrier- which is why Southwest and the smaller carriers never see the light of day on Internet forums.
Tim, you compare DL to other airlines more than anyone compares any airline to any other.
Just a week or two ago, you were touting DL as being the first airline to have service TLV while UA didn’t have any seats for sale on their own metal.
But now comparing an airline to another is a sign of weakness? Please, look inward. I actually don’t think it’s weakness to constantly compare as much...
Tim, you compare DL to other airlines more than anyone compares any airline to any other.
Just a week or two ago, you were touting DL as being the first airline to have service TLV while UA didn’t have any seats for sale on their own metal.
But now comparing an airline to another is a sign of weakness? Please, look inward. I actually don’t think it’s weakness to constantly compare as much as it’s insecurity.
And UA isn’t copying DL on their strategies. If they were, they’d build fortress hubs in secondary cities that balance weaker results in bigger cities where they have to compete.
UA has always faced fierce competition in all of their hubs (either directly or at cross-town airports), and now, with United Next, definitely a strategy NOT copied from DL or anyone, they’re firing on all cylinders.
And all of that before they get the huge tailwind of a renegotiated credit card revenue agreement that will add billions in additional revenue.
You can now have the last word. I will not get in an “argument loop” with you, as Brett Snyder deems discussions with you.
Mark
YOU are precisely one of the people that would do well to cease and desist from your incessant cheerleading for UA
And United’s market share at EWR IAD and SFO is as high or higher than DL at ATL DTW MSP and SLC and UA’s monopoly hubs are larger markets than DL’s. The notion that UA is some great market overcomes is a figment of your imagination
EWR, IAD, and SFO are all in cities with three airports. They are some of the most competitive cities in the country.
ATL, MSP, DTW, and SLC are all the only big commercial airports in town.
But you already know that.
and the amount of local market revenue that UA carries is known.
As much as you want to believe otherwise, UA's local market revenue in those 3 coastal hubs plus IAH is larger than DL's 4 interior US hubs - and the market shares are comparable.
The notion that DL has monopoly hubs and UA - or AA or WN - is internet fiction.
The difference between the big 4 is WHERE they compete with...
and the amount of local market revenue that UA carries is known.
As much as you want to believe otherwise, UA's local market revenue in those 3 coastal hubs plus IAH is larger than DL's 4 interior US hubs - and the market shares are comparable.
The notion that DL has monopoly hubs and UA - or AA or WN - is internet fiction.
The difference between the big 4 is WHERE they compete with other carriers and where they have a stranglehold on traffic.
UA is by far the dominant legacy/global carrier in the Bay area and Houston, regardless of airport. WAS has no other GLOBAL carrier hub. UA's EWR hub is shared with DL for NYC but at best the two are pretty evenly matched - and each airport has distinctive traffic characteristics. DL and UA are by far the largest at their respective NYC hubs.
UA commands fares as high as it does because it controls such high percentages of the market in 4 large international airports, even if they are in other metro areas where another airline - often WN - has a "hub"
It is actually to DL's credit that it has grown as much as it has over the past 5 years in BOS, NYC, LAX and to a lesser extent SEA - all of which are far more competitive than any of UA's hubs. LAX is the only UA hub that is competitive with another global carrier - and UA is larger internationally but DL is larger domestically and in overall size.
and we can do the same analysis for AA and WN's "hubs"
The notion that DL hides behind monopoly hubs while UA competes vigorously is pure internet fiction.
This is excellent news! This is one of United’s best performing routes.
If you recall during Covid, when almost all long haul routes were suspended, United continued to operate this route, one of only 6 in the system I believe.
It will be interesting to see when service to San Francisco returns, possibly in October when the summer routes end.
And the Chicago and DC routes would presumably follow?
as this comment thread inevitably deteriorates into the chaos that is anything about Israel, the airline side of this story is that, of course, United has to "beat Delta to the punch" because UA's ego is wrapped up in its international network - even though they haven't figured out how to be anything more than 6th largest airline to Florida or 4th largest in the US domestic market.
in reality, UA is not receiving...
as this comment thread inevitably deteriorates into the chaos that is anything about Israel, the airline side of this story is that, of course, United has to "beat Delta to the punch" because UA's ego is wrapped up in its international network - even though they haven't figured out how to be anything more than 6th largest airline to Florida or 4th largest in the US domestic market.
in reality, UA is not receiving enough new aircraft to significantly grow its international network so can only add new flights at a combination of the slow pace of Boeing's 787 deliveries and as they end other flights. Even a NYC-TLV flight requires more than 1 aircraft; they, like DL, can put the "pieces" of aircraft time together to minimize total aircraft use but Israel service is aircraft intensive.
of course, UA serves Israel through its European partners, just like AA and DL do. the real question is how soon DL will agree to a JV with LY even as the big switcharoo of carriers in Europe continues.
Seek help.
the only one(s) that need help - beyond Ben - are the incessant UA fans that can't stand to admit that they aren't the center of the universe.
UA incessantly needs to be first and has its entire identity wrapped up in being first.
Problem is that they aren't when it comes to most financial metrics - which is why they exist - or customer service metrics.
I'll let it go when UA execs stop...
the only one(s) that need help - beyond Ben - are the incessant UA fans that can't stand to admit that they aren't the center of the universe.
UA incessantly needs to be first and has its entire identity wrapped up in being first.
Problem is that they aren't when it comes to most financial metrics - which is why they exist - or customer service metrics.
I'll let it go when UA execs stop telling investors in every call why every other airline except for DL has a failed business plan and UA fans stop incessantly telling us how big UA's international network is - while neglecting to note that they are far lower in the domestic system and esp. to Florida than AA or DL is relative to UA in the international marketplace.
Ben loves to stoke the flames of fanboyism to generate discussion.
Last week it was how weak UA is from the NE USA to North Asia. Now it's Florida?
Talk about moving the goal posts
I mean complain about the United execs all you like, they’ve turned the airline into something that actually competes against Delta. In fact on a cash flow basis they beat Delta last year and then once you remove the refinery from Delta’s earnings even on a GAAP basis they are pretty comparable.
So I think Tim, instead of blaming the United Execs for doing their job, perhaps commend them for orchestrating one of the...
I mean complain about the United execs all you like, they’ve turned the airline into something that actually competes against Delta. In fact on a cash flow basis they beat Delta last year and then once you remove the refinery from Delta’s earnings even on a GAAP basis they are pretty comparable.
So I think Tim, instead of blaming the United Execs for doing their job, perhaps commend them for orchestrating one of the best turnarounds in aviation despite apparently being weaker in Florida, not having the premium slots at LGA & DCA, and being weak to North Asia apparently. Clearly they are doing something right despite these disadvantages.
And yet on the bottom line UAL trails DAL even with the Crowdstrike impact and the fact that Delta pays its employees $1billion more including in profit sharing.
Nobody doubts the turnaround that United has done. There just is no need to incessantly compare United to anyone else. Whether from fans or execs
Delta lost more than others in Crowdstrike since they invest less in their IT. So their net is probably a positive since other airlines have been spending much more on their IT, as evidenced by UA’s much faster recovery.
And “fourth in the domestic market”? What do you think will happen as UA takes delivery of 500 planes? They’ve already grown significantly and will continue to do so.
What about the incessant Delta fans that can't stand to admit that they aren't the center of the universe?
bUt DeLtA aNnOuCeD fIrSt!
It must be hard living a life in which you think you are a genius when in reality it’s just a parallel reality created by your sick mind. And replying “I just state the facts (created by my sick mind)” makes this even more sad. This poor guy really needs immediate help
" soon DL will agree to a JV with LY even as the big switcharoo of carriers in Europe continues."
Better question is why LY would want a JV with DL when Delta has crap hubs and LY can easily fly to NYC by itself and probably never to DTW, MSP, ATL, or any other crap DL hub.
it's a codeshare with DL and LY shopped itself around A LOT to every US carrier...
" soon DL will agree to a JV with LY even as the big switcharoo of carriers in Europe continues."
Better question is why LY would want a JV with DL when Delta has crap hubs and LY can easily fly to NYC by itself and probably never to DTW, MSP, ATL, or any other crap DL hub.
it's a codeshare with DL and LY shopped itself around A LOT to every US carrier before moving to DL. This isn't anything to be proud of, DL just found themselves to be the weakest carrier that needed LY the most.
Also, Israel isn't in Europe in case you need yet another example of facts with Timmy
Can’t spell or alternate user name?
Bored today? Just monitoring EVERY subset of comments in case you need to respond to anyone, huh?
worry about your own facts and data and less about Plans vs Planes.
But it's not surprising you have no response.
War criminal express. Hope each flights diverts to The Hague to imprison all the Zionist terrorists.
Starting with Netanyahu, Smortich, Ben Gvir and Trump
Before commenting anything on the internet, ask yourself, "Does my comment make the digital world a better place?" Usually when the comment is about Israel-Palestine, abortion, trans rights, or Pete Rose's Hall of Fame candidacy, the answer is a firm "No."