Foreign airlines begin to resume Tel Aviv flights after Gaza truce

Foreign airlines Friday made preparations to resume services to Tel Aviv hours after Israel and Hamas reached a truce after the worst violence in years. While Israeli carrier El Al kept flying, many international airlines including BA suspended flights to and from Israel's main Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Others were diverted to Ramon Airport near Eilat, several hours drive away. Delta said it had suspended flights to Tel Aviv on May 12. "Delta plans to resume service from New York-JFK to Tel Aviv tonight," a spokesperson said on Friday. "We continue to closely monitor the security situation and will make adjustments to our flight schedules as necessary." Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS aim to resume flights to Tel Aviv on Sunday, Lufthansa said. Lufthansa had said on May 13 that it was suspending all flights to Tel Aviv due to the hostilities. Virgin Atlantic said separately on Friday it expected to resume flights from Britain to Israel on Monday, but also said it would keep the route under constant review.<br/>