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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Tel Aviv flights resume with 50-passenger limit to evacuate from Iran conflict

Taking off: El Al has resumed flights from Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv - (Simon Calder)

Flights have resumed from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv after a week of closure.

A Boeing 737 belonging El Al, the Israeli national airline, departed for Rome at 6am local time. The carrier is operating a limited number of repatriation flights, departing for London Luton at 5am on Tuesday as well as other services to Athens, Larnaca and Paris.

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