Delta cancels flights to, from Israel for the rest of October

A Delta plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. The FAAs authority over federal aviation programs has been extended through Dec. 31 as part of the stopgap legislation to keep t

Delta Air Lines announced Monday that the company would be canceling all flights to and from Tel Aviv-Yafo for the rest of the month citing the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Delta says all customers who planned to travel between now and Oct. 31 must reach out to the company to rebook their flights and fly on the reissued tickets by Nov. 30, 2023.

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Anyone who books after may be subject to a difference in fare. They have outlined all the details for rebooking online.

This story was reported out of Atlanta.

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