en.Wedoany.com Reported - El Al Israel Airlines plans to resume flights to San Francisco, a West Coast U.S. city, a route last operated six years ago. The carrier will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for this long-haul route, with winter flight times approaching 15 hours, making it the airline's second-longest route to the United States for the season.
El Al announced earlier this week plans to launch flights from its hub at Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). According to AeroRoutes, the new service will operate three times weekly, scheduled to launch on October 25 (the start of the International Air Transport Association's winter season), a route previously operated until 2020. Westbound flights are expected to take approximately 15 hours, with the airline's scheduled block time nearing 16 hours, while eastbound return flights are shorter. These flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays during the winter season. Other reports indicate the carrier had previously applied for similar slots for March 2027, but at a reduced frequency of just one to two flights per week.
With the launch of this route, El Al will serve six U.S. destinations in winter. Although the airline remains the largest operator between the two countries, services from U.S. carriers are expected to resume later this year. United Airlines and Delta Air Lines plan to resume in September, while American Airlines plans to resume in January 2027.
This winter, El Al will operate four East Coast routes and two West Coast routes, with flight times ranging from 12 hours to over 15 hours. The most frequent service is the Tel Aviv to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) route, operated jointly by El Al and Arkia Airlines. Until earlier this year, the carrier also operated flights to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida; after that service ended in March, the airline consolidated its Florida flights to Miami International Airport (MIA).
Reuters reports indicate that several European and North American operators are interested in resuming services to Tel Aviv and the broader Middle East, with some potentially resuming within weeks. Air France, Air Baltic, Aegean Airlines, and Norwegian all plan to resume services this month. British Airways and Air Canada plan to resume operations to Tel Aviv in August and September, respectively. These plans are highly dependent on regional stability, and schedules may be adjusted at any time. Israeli carriers themselves are cautiously rebuilding networks and schedules; in early March, some of their inaugural flights had a passenger capacity cap of 70, but operations have since been able to expand.
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