Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Wednesday demanded three major U.S. airlines restore flights to Israel, according to a letter acquired by Jewish Insider.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: Rep. Ritchie Torres speaks during a news conference about fellow New York Congressman Rep. George Santos on Capitol Hill July 17, 2023 in Washington, DC.
American, Delta and United Airlines have each employed a “prolonged” suspension of flights to the Jewish state amid its ongoing war with Hamas terrorists. This has led to decreased competition for passengers traveling to Israel, the representative reportedly wrote. “The lack of competition has made air travel to Israel less available and less affordable, putting customers at the mercy of a de facto monopoly that can easily gouge prices with impunity,” Rep. Torres wrote.
The approach amounts to the airlines “effectively boycotting” Israel despite no official FAA travel ban to the region, he added. It is one thing to temporarily suspend air travel to Israel on security grounds as defined by the FAA. But to unilaterally suspend air travel indefinitely until mid-2025, as American Airlines has done, has the practical effect of a boycott,” he wrote.“Delta is continuously monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing our operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports and will communicate any updates as needed,” Delta wrote.
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