Delta Air Lines is gambling that the war between Israel and Gaza, which has been raging since October, will be over or much less severe by the spring.

Delta plans to revive its flight from New York¡¯s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tel Aviv.

Most major airlines opted to suspend operations in Israel after the war began. Delta halted operations in the Middle East until April 30 while American suspended flights until the end of October. United Airlines resumed service between New York and Tel Aviv on March 6. The airline utilized its hub at Newark Airport in New Jersey.

Delta will restart its New York to Tel Aviv route on June 7.

The carrier will be utilizing an Airbus A330-900neo.

The resumption of the flight seems natural, as New York City and the surrounding region in the northeast have a large Jewish population.?

Currently, the flight from New York to Tel Aviv is scheduled to leave at 11:40 at night and arrive the next morning.?The reverse route is expected to leave at almost midnight Israeli time and arrive in New York the next morning. Earlier this year, many European airlines, including Lufthansa, Air France and LOT resumed flights to Tel Aviv.

Delta didn¡¯t completely abandon Israel, however.

The Atlanta-based carrier established a codeshare agreement with EL AL Israel Airlines. The situation will be fluid, however, as the airline said, it will continuously monitor the safety situation. It could adjust or disband the flight as needed. It is also possible that other large airlines that serve the international community could resume flights from major American cities later this year.

Delta began canceling its flights to Israel three weeks after the war broke out.

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