Delta Air Lines Launches This 13-Hour Nonstop Route Next Week: See Flights Now

Published Aug 28, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT James lives and breathes route development. Educated in Air Transport Management at Loughborough University and Cranfield University, James has a PhD in Airline Strategy and Economics. James was Market Opportunity Analyst at London Luton Airport and Chief Analyst at anna.aero. He taught airline strategy and economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students for five years and has worked closely with multiple carriers on route and market intelligence projects. He is based near London, UK. That did not take long. Next week, Delta Air Lines will reintroduce flights to Israel. Due to the war, Flightradar24 shows that the SkyTeam member suspended flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) in February 2026. United Airlines will also return to TLV next week. That carrier's relaunch will come days after it was confirmed that service from San Francisco to TLV will be available again, starting in March 2027. That is when American Airlines will next be in Israel, albeit from New York. Delta From New York To Tel Aviv The SkyTeam member's inaugural service to TLV took place 25 years ago, in June 2001. Obviously, flights operated from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), although they were short-lived due to the impacts of the September 11 attacks. The airline returned to TLV in 2006 and has operated nearly continuously since then. On September 6, 2026, Delta will once again lift off from JFK to TLV. It'll serve the route, which will cover 4,933 nautical miles (9,136 km) each way on a great circle basis, daily using the 281-seat Airbus A330-900. This variant has 29 seats in Delta One with privacy doors (1-2-1), 28 in Premium Select (2-3-2; 38" pitch), 56 in Comfort+ (2-4-2; 34"), and 168 in bog-standard main cabin (2-4-2; 32"). Delta often has two daily flights between JFK and TLV. The airline's latest schedule submission to OAG shows that two daily departures will be available between November 29 and January 17, 2027, based on flying from the US. Booking data shows that December is one of the most-trafficked months for JFK-TLV. Delta's Frequency JFK To TLV; Local Times* TLV To JFK; Local Times Daily DL248: 3:15 PM-8:50 AM+1 (A330-900) DL249: 11:05 AM-4:44 PM (A330-900) Daily DL234: 11:55 PM-5:30 PM+1 (A330-900) DL235: 11:30 PM-4:58 AM+1 (A330-900) * In December ** In December Loading map… Drag to explore Up To 11 Daily Flights From Greater New York To Tel Aviv In December Obviously, the market between Greater NYC and Israel is enormous. In 2025, booking data shows that approximately 1.03 million local passengers flew between JFK and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and TLV. Ignoring seasonality, around 2,800 people traveled each day. This includes everyone: those who flew nonstop and the so-called sixth freedom traffic via European hubs in particular. Let's look at December 2026, when Delta will have two daily departures from JFK to TLV. The US operator will coexist with Arkia (which uses aircraft leased from Hi Fly Malta) and El Al. Combined, the trio will have an average of five daily departures in the festive month. However, up to seven daily departures will exist on Sundays. Israir just got the go-ahead to begin flying to the US, but specific details are currently unavailable. Then there's EWR, which is served by El Al and United. United reintroduces EWR-TLV flights on September 8, with its frequency rising to a high of three daily services on November 3, up from two last year. In total, the pair will have up to five daily flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, but not on Sundays, unlike JFK. When JFK and EWR are combined, a maximum of 11 daily flights will exist to TLV. That frequency will be available on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays, with ten services on Tuesdays. As a snapshot of the activity, consider December 3. On that Thursday, all of these flights will leave Greater NYC: Departure Time On December 3* From JFK Or EWR? Arrival Time In TLV Airline (Equipment) 1:15 PM EWR 6:30 AM+1 El Al (787-9) 2:30 PM JFK 7:45 AM+1 El Al (787-8) 3:15 PM JFK 8:50 AM+1 Delta (A330-900) 3:55 PM EWR 9:20 AM+1 United (787-10) 4:55 PM JFK 10:25 AM+1 Arkia (Hi Fly A330-300) 5:00 PM JFK 10:15 AM+1 El Al (787-9) 8:00 PM EWR 1:15 PM+1 El Al (777-200ER) 8:40 PM EWR 2:05 PM+1 United (787-9) 8:50 PM JFK 2:05 PM+1 El Al (787-9) 11:35 PM EWR 5:00 PM+1 United (787-10) 11:55 PM JFK 5:30 PM+1 Delta (A330-900) * Israir may also fly on this day, but details are unavailable A Record 14 Daily Flights Next Summer Credit: Simple Flying Airlines seem to be in a highly buoyant mood, although things can change quickly. Next summer, up to 14 daily flights will be available from JFK/EWR to TLV on specific days. This frequency will be available from the start of April 2027 through the peak summer. Until now, the maximum offering was 12 daily services. Let's look at July 19, 2027. On that Monday, El Al plans eight daily flights, United three, American one, Arkia one, and Delta one. On the equivalent day in 2026, nine departures existed. A considerable 56% more services, and 62% more seats for sale (7,560 on just one day), are planned. However, that could easily change, so treat it very cautiously.