Brussels Airlines has announced that it will be resuming flights to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv from the start of next month. The airline that is a subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa will gradually reintroduce serves to Isreal and will increase the number of Flight from Brussels Airport in Zaventem (Flemish Brabant) to Tel Aviv if there is sufficient demand.
Brussels Airlines suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv at the beginning of August last year due to the mounting tension in the region that stemmed from the conflict between Isreal and Hamas. With the announcement of a ceasefire Brussels Airlines now want to slowly return to normality. Brussels Airlines' parent company Lufthansa Group has also decided to resume flights to Tel Aviv from 1 February.
In a statement the Brussels Airlines said that “Safety is always our top priority. Brussels Airlines and the Lufthansa Group are continuing to monitor the situation in the region closely and will adjust the flight schedule if necessary”.