United Airlines announced on Saturday that it will resume its flight route between Newark Airport and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport starting June 5. The airline becomes the second U.S. carrier to reinstate service after a Houthi ballistic missile struck near the airport earlier this month.

The May 4 missile attack, launched from Yemen, hit a wooded area adjacent to an access road near Terminal 3, several hundred meters from the airport’s control tower. In response, United and most foreign carriers suspended service to Israel.

Since the strike, numerous international airlines have continued to postpone their return to Israel, leaving many Israelis abroad scrambling for alternate routes or facing cancelled plans. On Wednesday, Ryanair extended its suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, following British Airways’ similar move to avoid the peak summer travel season.

Lufthansa Group — which includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings — said it would continue its suspension at least through June 15, pushing back its previously stated return date of June 8.

Other carriers maintaining suspensions since May 4 include AirBaltic, easyJet, Iberia, and Transavia.

Meanwhile, a few international airlines have restarted their operations to Israel, including Delta, Air France, Wizz Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, and Aegean Airlines.

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