El Al says to start rescue flights out of Israel starting on Monday, after getting 25,000 applications

FILE PHOTO: Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran
FILE PHOTO: Aircraft belonging to Israel's state carrier El Al and Israir among other airlines, are parked at Larnaca International Airport, in Larnaca, Cyprus June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

By Steven Scheer

Israeli airline El Al said it would resume flights out of Tel Aviv airport on Monday, as the government began to allow limited "rescue" flights in the midst of the Middle East conflict and U.S. bombing of Iran.

El Al said it had received 25,000 applications for flights out of Israel since it opened a web site for requests on Saturday, although government rules will limit flights to 50 passengers each, it added in a Sunday statement.

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