‘Fed-up’ Ryanair delays resumption of Tel Aviv flights 

Ryanair has criticised Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport for allegedly failing to confirm summer 2026 slots and the availability of the low-cost Terminal 1, adding that it will not operate a winter schedule until those conditions are met.

The airline, which said it would otherwise have operated around 1 million seats and 22 routes to and from Tel Aviv this winter, said its services were repeatedly disrupted this summer due to security concerns over Israeli airspace and the decision to close Terminal 1 three times and “force Ryanair into high-cost Terminal 3”.

A Ryanair spokesperson said: “We are fed up having our low-fare flights repeatedly messed around by Ben Gurion airport.”

They added: “Until such time as Ben Gurion airport confirms our historic S26 slots, and confirms it will in future keep T1 open, we will not restart low-fare flights to/from Tel Aviv this winter.”

Travel Weekly contacted Ben Gurion airport for comment.

Ryanair said it would accept a temporary move to Terminal 3 if required, but the charges would need to be the same as those at Terminal 1.