El Al, Israel's national airline, will resume regular Tel Aviv-Moscow flights starting May 1, Israel's Ministry of Tourism said.
Flights will operate seven times a week: once daily from Monday to Wednesday and twice daily on Thursdays and Sundays. In Moscow, flights will be handled by Domodedovo Airport.
The flights will be operated using Boeing 737-900 aircraft, which can accommodate up to 175 passengers. The travel time is approximately five hours.
El Al suspended flights to Moscow in late December, citing "events in Russian airspace." The company referred to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) aircraft in Kazakhstan.
The crash occurred on December 25, 2024, resulting in the deaths of 38 of the 67 people on board.
The Kremlin noted that the Azerbaijani plane made several landing attempts in Grozny, which was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time when Russian air defenses were active. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azeri counterpart Aliyev for the incident.
El Al initially restricted flights to Russia for a week but later extended the suspension until the end of March following a comprehensive assessment of the situation.