A Lufthansa aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday for the first time since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, according to aviation journalist Dean Fisher. The flight marks another step in the return of international carriers to Israel.
A Lufthansa aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday for the first time since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, aviation journalist Dean Fisher reported. The flight, photographed by Itzik Hazan, adds to the list of foreign carriers resuming service to Israel after the February–March 2026 operation. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Ben Gurion was expected to handle some 75,000 passengers as summer vacation begins, with several airlines including Lufthansa, ITA, Air Baltic, Swiss, Eurowings, Air France, and Brussels Airlines restarting flights. The significance of Lufthansa's return is commercial and symbolic: the German carrier had suspended flights during the peak of the operation, and its resumption signals confidence in the airport's operational normalcy. Further flight schedules and passenger numbers are not yet detailed.
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