Several flights from Tel Aviv started arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport over the weekend, and three more are scheduled to land Monday.
NEWARK, N.J. -- Getting a flight out of Israel has been a real challenge since the conflict began, but some local families were able to return home to the Tri-State Area. Several flights from Tel Aviv started arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport over the weekend, and more landed Monday.As CBS New York's John Dias reported, passengers were able to breathe a sigh of relief knowing they are safely back in America.
airlines, like Delta, American and United, have suspended their direct flights to and from Israel for the near future.'Civilians feel unsafe to walk in the streets, the streets are empty,' traveler Judi Dobner said. 'Stores are closed, they don't have workers, there is no one available, everyone is in the army,' Samuel Dobner added. Stacey Miller lives right outside Tel Aviv and came to America to visit her elderly grandparents.
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