El Al Opens Repatriation Ticket Sales From 22 Destinations After Ben Gurion Partial Reopening

El Al announced it would begin selling one-way repatriation tickets to the general public on Day 9, opening routes from 22 international destinations to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. The move follows Ben Gurion's partial reopening on Wednesday (Day 6) and the prior repatriation of El Al's own 38,000 stranded customers. Tickets are set at fixed prices per route: Larnaca $99, Athens $149, Rome $199, Paris $299, Bangkok $599, New York $699. Tokyo will be added in coming days. The opening of public ticket sales represents a normalisation signal amid ongoing hostilities — Israel is demonstrating that civilian air traffic to Tel Aviv is possible despite the war. However, Israeli airspace remains partially restricted and Ben Gurion is operating at reduced capacity. The repatriation flights have been running since Wednesday from 22 destinations and are now being opened to travellers beyond El Al's own disrupted customers. The move also reflects the economic calculus: Israel needs to maintain international commercial connectivity despite the war.