Aviation giant drops Tel Aviv: How much will it cost us?

Ryanair, the Irish airline giant popular with low-cost flight enthusiasts, has decided to remove Israel from its flight schedule until February 2025. This is another step in the extension of the suspension of flights to and from Israel, which began following the security tensions in the region.

The consequences of this decision could be significant for the Israeli consumer. The lack of competition in the market for flights abroad, especially from low-cost companies, may lead to an increase in flight prices in the near future.

Ryanair is not alone in this decision, in fact it joins the low-cost company EasyJet, which has already announced the suspension of its flights to Israel at least until next spring.

Other airlines that have extended the cancellation of their flights to Israel include Air Europa (until October 14), KLM (until the end of the year), Lufthansa Group (until the end of October), and Virgin Atlantic (until March 30, 2025).

Ryanair's original decision to cancel the flights was already made in August, following the security situation, and has since been extended several times. We can only hope that the dramatic decision will be reversed soon.