JERUSALEM, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Three foreign airlines resumed flights to Israel on Thursday amid the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, according to Israeli airports' arrival records and flight schedules.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed its service with a flight from Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. Flydubai of the United Arab Emirates and Moldova's HiSky also restarted their routes to the city.
Their return brings the number of foreign carriers that renewed flights to Israel to seven.
Meanwhile, Greece's Sky Express will resume flights from Athens to Tel Aviv on Friday, alongside Georgian Airways, which will restart its flight from Tbilisi, and Russia's Red Wings, from Moscow.
International air travel to and from Israel had been fully suspended since February 28, when the United States and Israel jointly launched a war against Iran, targeting Iran's military facilities, nuclear infrastructure and senior leadership, while Iran responded by attacking U.S. and Israeli interests across the Middle East.
The war is currently paused under a fragile two-week ceasefire, with international and regional hopes that the two sides will reach a deal before the truce expires on April 22. ■
