Virgin Atlantic has made the “difficult decision” to cancel its London Heathrow to Tel Aviv service.
It suspended the route in October 2023 due to the conflict with Hamas and had planned to resume flights in the autumn.
But a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “After careful consideration we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our services between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv.
“We will continue to serve Tel Aviv as the only UK airline to have a partnership with El Al, Israel’s national carrier on services between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion and London Heathrow.
“The codeshare partnership with EL AL offers connections between Israel, the UK and the US, allowing customers greater flexibility, with frequencies up to four daily flights, and choice when selecting travel between Israel and the UK.
“Our partnership will offer reciprocal earn and redemption opportunities, as well as premium customer recognition and tier benefits for frequent flyers, including Flying Club and EL AL’s Matmid programme.
“Virgin Atlantic customers will be able to travel on EL AL’s services from Tel Aviv to Heathrow and connect onwards to multiple US destinations, including Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Atlanta.”
The airline apologised to loyal customers and said anyone booked to travel will be contacted by email from May 10 with the options, which include the option to rebook onto an alternative carrier or request a refund.
