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Times Of Israel
Times Of Israel
19 May 2025


NextImg:Ryanair says it’s sick of Tel Aviv disruptions, may take off for other destinations

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said Monday that his airline was “losing patience” with security disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport and could consider moving aircraft to service alternative destinations.

“I think we’re running out of patience too with Israel… flights to and from Tel Aviv,” O’Leary told analysts following the release of full-year results.

“If they’re going to keep being disrupted by these security disruptions, frankly, we’d be better off sending those aircraft somewhere else in Europe,” he said.

The low-cost carrier resumed flights to Israel in March after an extended hiatus, but suspended them again this month following a Houthi missile attack on the airport. A slew of other international carriers promptly halted services to Israel, though some have since resumed operations.

Ryanair is currently set to resume flying in early June.

Israel responded to that attack with strikes on the Sanaa airport, causing an estimated $500 million worth of damage. On Saturday, some flights to the Yemeni airport resumed.

Airplanes fly out from Ben Gurion Airport. April 7, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)

The Houthis have targeted Israel with missiles and drones throughout the war in Gaza, saying they are doing so in solidarity with fellow Iran-backed terror group Hamas, while also targeting commercial and naval vessels on the Red Sea. The attacks have raised the Houthis’ profile at home and internationally as the last member of Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” capable of launching regular attacks on Israel.

Their attacks on the shipping route drew retaliatory strikes from the United States. In mid-March, the US military under President Donald Trump launched an intensified campaign of daily airstrikes targeting the Houthis. The two sides eventually reached a deal to halt the US campaign in return for the Houthis halting their attacks on shipping.

However, the US-Houthis deal did not address the rebels’ missile and drone attacks on Israel.

Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a truce of several months, the Houthis in Yemen have launched 35 ballistic missiles and at least 10 drones at Israel. Several of the missiles have fallen short.