American Airlines will begin flights from New York’s JFK airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in early 2021. The flights will begin in time for the summer of 2021 and are expected to operate daily. Whilst a schedule has yet to be launched, the airline is likely to operate the service using their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. American is also expected to begin flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tel Aviv in the fall season of 2021.

American Airlines will be the fourth airline to compete on the route between New York and Tel Aviv alongside United, Delta, and El Al. This will mean that there will be up to 8 daily flights between New York and Tel Aviv. See more in our list of flights to Tel Aviv.