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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:03 am
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Delta (and US and UA) cancel all flights to TLV indefinitely
A rocket landed near Ben-Gurion airport today, leading Delta to cancel all flights to TLV indefinitely, that's per AP. Haaretz is reporting that US and US canceled as well.

Here's the little info available so far:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireS...ocket-24662980
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:16 am
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Delta says it suspends tel aviv operations until further notice
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:20 am
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/del...MW_latest_news
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:20 am
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Its breaking news so very little info available right now....

Maybe we'll see some 747 JFK domestic flights in between the NRT run?
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:21 am
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Just announced on news that all Delta flights to Tel Aviv are suspended. Flight diverted to Paris after rocket attack in Israel.
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:25 am
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WOW. CNN is saying that other USA carriers are stopping flights to and from TLV.
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:25 am
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Mondays flight was diverted to CDG, its still in the air. Flying an extra 90minutes in fact, back towards CDG. Must be flying on reserves
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:27 am
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I'm surprised that the flight would have so much extra fuel on board. I would have expected a diversion to IST or ATH or even FCO/MXP rather than CDG.
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
I'm surprised that the flight would have so much extra fuel on board. I would have expected a diversion to IST or ATH or even FCO/MXP rather than CDG.
Diversion to CDG is more cost effective. DL doesn't care about the people they just want to position the aircraft better and make it easier for people to enter the country...
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
I'm surprised that the flight would have so much extra fuel on board. I would have expected a diversion to IST or ATH or even FCO/MXP rather than CDG.
Based on FlightAware, who's international data is admittedly not the most accurate, it appears to have turned around just a little past halfway between CDG and TLV right around the 'heel' of Italy. With the remaining fuel, plus the reserves, it should have had more than enough. CDG offers better SkyTeam connections to other destinations than IST, ATH, or the Italian airports.

Additionally, DL can fairly easily fly the 747 back from CDG as a normal flight to any of its hubs rather than trying to find a 747 load of customers from the aforementioned airports.
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:33 am
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I'm flying UA to EWR tonight and my wife and daughter were supposed to join Thursday. Should be interesting. This will likely be the end of any loyalty I had to DL.
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:36 am
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Why divert all the way back to Paris?
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:37 am
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Originally Posted by lehms
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This was already posted a full 13 minutes before you did. See: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...efinitely.html
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:38 am
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Originally Posted by bdemaria
Why divert all the way back to Paris?
Post answered:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23237082-post5.html
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23237109-post6.html

Diversion to CDG is more cost effective. DL doesn't care about the people they just want to position the aircraft better and make it easier for people to enter the country...
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Old Jul 22, 2014, 9:39 am
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Originally Posted by NYTA
I'm flying UA to EWR tonight and my wife and daughter were supposed to join Thursday. Should be interesting. This will likely be the end of any loyalty I had to DL.
Appears that UA have suspended operations as well.
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