It will run a daily flight in each direction starting on September 5.
Following the nearly eight-month-long battle that began when Hamas militants stormed across the Gaza border in October of last year, several airlines halted service to Israel.
Wizz Air and British Airways both started up again in March and April, respectively.
However, easyJet has decided to continue suspending all flights to Israel till at least the end of October.
Additionally, Virgin Atlantic and Israel’s El Al established a new codeshare agreement designed to facilitate travel for both airlines’ customers.
Chief Commercial Officer of Virgin Atlantic Juha Jarvinen stated:
Customers who have benefited from our service since 2019 will be happy to hear that we are returning to Tel Aviv on September 5th, and this time around, our new codeshare cooperation with El Al will further improve it.”
protests against the government in Tel Aviv.
It follows thousands of demonstrators who staged a rally in Tel Aviv over the weekend demanding the immediate release of captives and the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
An estimated 120,000 people took to the streets on Friday in what is presumably the largest demonstration against US President Joe Biden’s administration, calling on the Israeli coalition to accept a cease-fire proposal.
