FAA Halts U.S. Airlines’ Tel Aviv Flights Amid Rocket Threat
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Traffic at Israel’s busiest airport dwindled as U.S.-based airlines halted Tel Aviv flights after a rocket attack prompted regulators to impose a 24-hour ban and some European carriers suspended operations.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration imposed the no-fly rule today after a rocket landed 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from Ben Gurion International Airport. As American, United and Delta airlines complied, El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. vowed to keep flying and offered to assist U.S. carriers with rebookings.