US airline industry implementing effective 'boycott' of Israel by suspending direct flights: Dem rep

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Rep. Ritchie Torres said American, Delta and United airlines launched an effective 'boycott' of Israel by suspending direct flights absent of an FAA order.

The U.S. airline industry is implementing what a Democratic member of Congress calls an effective boycott of Israel by suspending all direct flights in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. More than one year after the Hamas attacks, as the war between Israel and Iran-backed terrorist groups in the region continues, no major U.S. airlines are flying directly from the United States to Israel.

Torres said in his letter that 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." Fox News Digital reached out to El Al for comment but they did not immediately respond. Unlike in 2014, when the Federal Aviation Administration directed all U.S.

 

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