American Airlines announced it will return to nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Tel Aviv on March 28, 2026, a welcome sign that transatlantic travel and American resolve are coming back to the skies. After two long years of chaos and suspended routes, this move restores a vital link for families, businesses, and Americans who refuse to abandon our friends and allies overseas.
The carrier plans daily service using Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on an overnight schedule, with westbound returns beginning March 31, 2026, and tickets already made available to travelers planning for spring and summer. This is not window dressing; it’s a concrete, scheduled commitment that will bring competition back to a route that has seen fares gouged while foreign carriers tried to pick up the slack.
Let’s not pretend this happened in a vacuum — American, along with many other global carriers, suspended service after the brutal Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and the region’s security concerns rightly forced airlines to reassess operations. The restart follows careful reopening by other U.S. and European carriers and signals that, at least for now, the danger calculus has improved enough for a major U.S. airline to commit to daily flights.
But Americans should not forget how quickly corporate America can fold under pressure. When terrorists strike, the obligations of nations and neighbors do not vanish; yet many carriers abandoned routes and left brave Israeli airlines carrying the burden and the higher fares. That corporate cowardice cost ordinary travelers and rewarded monopoly pricing, and it’s right to call out companies that put optics over backbone.
Newsmax’s Israel Update on November 11, 2025 highlighted more than just airline schedules — correspondent Jodie Cohen took viewers to the historic beauty of Caesarea National Park, reminding us that Israel is not just a geopolitical hotspot but a cradle of civilization worth protecting and visiting. Those images matter; they put a human face on the stakes and show why America’s ties to Israel are not merely transactional but rooted in shared history and values.
This resumption should be a wake-up call to policymakers and corporate boards alike: stand with allies, protect freedom of movement, and push back against the timid instincts that bow to fear. Americans who love liberty and support our friends overseas should applaud the return of service, demand accountability from airlines that left in 2023, and keep pressure on leaders to ensure our nation never shrinks from defending partners who stand for the same freedoms we cherish.
