British Airways resumes Tel Aviv service

British Airways is to resume a daily daytime service between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv in Israel from March 28, 2003.

Mike Street, British Airways Director of Customer Service and Operations, said: “Our security team remains in close contact with the government and other agencies. We have reviewed the situation and we are confident it is  safe to resume services to Tel Aviv.

“The safety and security of our operation is our absolute priority and we would not consider operating any flight unless we were satisfied totally that it was safe to do so.”

The airline temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Thursday March 20, 2003.

British Airways' flights to Kuwait remain suspended. The airline's flights to Bahrain, Doha, Jeddah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh will continue to operate via Larnaca in Cyprus.