Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Air India to Restart Direct Delhi-Tel Aviv Flights from January 2026
Air India is starting to fly directly between New Delhi, India and Tel Aviv, Israel again on January 1, 2026.
These flights had stopped but are coming back to help people travel more easily for vacations or business.
The trip will take about five and a half hours and will go over Saudi Arabia.
Air India will use a comfortable plane called a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The flights will run five days a week, from Sunday to Thursday.
Israel's tourism officials are very happy about this.
They believe it will help more people from India visit Israel to see its history and nature.
Another airline from Israel, Arkia Airlines, is also thinking about starting flights to India, possibly to cities like Mumbai and Goa.
Air India will resume direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv starting January 1, 2026.
The service will operate five times a week, from Sunday to Thursday, using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The direct flights will significantly reduce travel time to approximately five and a half hours.
This resumption aims to boost tourism, trade, and cultural exchange between India and Israel.
Israeli carrier Arkia Airlines is also considering launching direct routes to India, potentially to Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Goa.
- Who
- Air India
- What
- Resuming direct flight service between New Delhi and Tel Aviv
- When
- January 1, 2026
- Where
- New Delhi, India and Tel Aviv, Israel
- Why
- To stimulate tourism and economic exchange between India and Israel, and to make travel easier for Indian tourists.
- Airline
- Air India
- Route
- New Delhi (DEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV)
- Resumption Date
- January 1, 2026
- Frequency
- Five times a week (Sunday to Thursday)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Flight Duration
- Approximately 5.5 hours
- Flight Departure (TLV to DEL)
- 11:40 AM, arriving 8:50 PM
- Flight Departure (DEL to TLV)
- 7:00 AM, arriving 9:55 AM
