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The
U.S. aviation administration had decided Wednesday to extend the ban by
another 24 hours, but cut the regulation less than 12 hours after
imposed.
FAA lifts flight ban after given security assurances by Israel
The U.S. aviation administration had decided Wednesday to extend the ban by another 24 hours, but cut the regulation less than 12 hours after imposed.
Conflict areas banned to American aircraft by the FAA.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday
lifted its ban on American flights to and from Israel, after receiving
security assurances from Israel's civil aviation authority.
The lifting of its ban came less than 12 hours after it decided to extend the regulations for another 24 hours.
Following the decision, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines and U.S. Air have been permitted to renew their flights. Other international airlines have not yet updated their decisions, and most of the major airlines are still not flying in and out of Tel Aviv.
The ban was imposed on Tuesday, following a rocket hit on a house in Yehud, not far from the airport perimeter.
"The agency is working closely with the Government of Israel to review the significant new information they have provided and determine whether potential risks to U.S. civil aviation are mitigated so the agency can resolve concerns as quickly as possible," the FAA said in a statement on Wednesday.
The FAA ban, along with a "strong recommendation" to the same effect by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the decisions by a large number of major international airlines to avoid Israel for the time being, has been a potent economic and psychological blow to Israel.
In response, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Wednesday that Israel would open the Ovda Airport in the Negev as an alternative to Ben-Gurion Airport.
No airline that operates at Ben-Gurion Airport has given its approval or agreement to move its flights to Ovda Airport as yet.
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The lifting of its ban came less than 12 hours after it decided to extend the regulations for another 24 hours.
Following the decision, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines and U.S. Air have been permitted to renew their flights. Other international airlines have not yet updated their decisions, and most of the major airlines are still not flying in and out of Tel Aviv.
The ban was imposed on Tuesday, following a rocket hit on a house in Yehud, not far from the airport perimeter.
"The agency is working closely with the Government of Israel to review the significant new information they have provided and determine whether potential risks to U.S. civil aviation are mitigated so the agency can resolve concerns as quickly as possible," the FAA said in a statement on Wednesday.
The FAA ban, along with a "strong recommendation" to the same effect by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the decisions by a large number of major international airlines to avoid Israel for the time being, has been a potent economic and psychological blow to Israel.
In response, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Wednesday that Israel would open the Ovda Airport in the Negev as an alternative to Ben-Gurion Airport.
No airline that operates at Ben-Gurion Airport has given its approval or agreement to move its flights to Ovda Airport as yet.
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