KLM will stop flying to Tel Aviv for at least two months starting in July

KLM will stop flying to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv again starting in July. This will continue at least until the end of August, as the airline no longer wants to fly to the coastal city "due to the ongoing unrest."

The Dutch airline only just resumed its flights between Schiphol Airport and Tel Aviv last month. KLM previously suspended those flights after the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7, and the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip.

There was a brief suspension of flights to Tel Aviv again in April. That was because Iran fired an aerial attack on Israel, including dozens of unmanned drones. Later, KLM deemed the situation safe enough to begin flying to Tel Aviv again.

Yet the situation never completely returned to normal. Currently, until the end of June, the flights in either direction between Schiphol and Tel Aviv operate with a special stopover at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus. This was arranged so that KLM crew members do not have to spend the night in Israel.

A KLM spokesperson did not clearly explain why the airline wants to cancel the flights again with a view towards July. Little appears to have changed in the security situation. Moreover, the decision to avoid Tel Aviv again will not take effect until July. It is possible that the war may have reduced demand for flights to Israel.

"Customers with a ticket to fly to/from Tel Aviv and a travel date between July 1 and August 31 will be rebooked or will get their money back," the the spokesperson said. The travel planner on KLM's website shows that passengers in July, for example, can still travel to Tel Aviv with a transfer in Paris.