Israir has frozen sales for its regular prewar flight schedule through April 12, saying the carrier will keep operating only special flights approved under the state emergency framework. The move underscores how far Israeli aviation still is from anything resembling normal service.

The disruption began when Israel closed its airspace on February 28 after the opening strikes on Iran. Ben Gurion later reopened only in an “extremely limited format,” and the Israel Airports Authority has stressed that the airport is still not operating on its original schedules. At this stage, outbound passenger flights are being run only by the Israeli carriers that received approval: El Al, Israir, Arkia and Air Haifa.

At the start of the crisis, an official Israeli assessment said more than 100,000 Israelis who were due to return home could be stranded abroad if the closure continued. Since then, Israel has relied on a mix of rescue flights, land crossings and tightly controlled commercial departures to move people in and out. The Transportation Ministry also began expanding commercial service to parts of East Asia on March 15, while humanitarian cases continue to receive special handling.

Foreign airlines still have not broadly come back. Reuters’ latest roundup says carriers including Lufthansa Group have suspended Tel Aviv flights through April 2, Delta through the end of March, and Air Canada through May 2, with other airlines continuing to reassess day by day. For travelers, that means the same grim reality: scarce seats, high prices, constant schedule changes, and no firm timeline yet for a real reopening.