Missile Strike Near Tel Aviv Airport Forces Air India Flight To Divert To Abu Dhabi News24 –

A missile attack near Israel’s Tel Aviv airport forced an Air India flight en route from New Delhi to the Israeli capital to divert to Abu Dhabi.

Flight AI139, a Boeing 787 aircraft, was scheduled to land in Tel Aviv, but the missile attack happened about an hour before its arrival, prompting the diversion as a safety move. 

Aircraft will return to New Delhi

According to news agency PTI, the aircraft will return to New Delhi. After the incident, the return flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi has been cancelled. 

Later, Air India announced that all flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended with immediate effect till May 6th. 

Air India is assisting customers and helping them with alternative arrangements

Air India posted on X, “Consequent to developments in Tel Aviv this morning, our operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended with immediate effect till 6th May 2025, to ensure the safety of our customers and staff. Our colleagues on ground are assisting customers and helping them with alternative arrangements. Customers booked on our flights with valid tickets between 4th and 6th May 2025 will be offered a one-time waiver on rescheduling or full refunds for cancellation. We would like to reiterate that at Air India, the safety of our customers and crew remains top priority.”

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Consequent to developments in Tel Aviv this morning, our operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended with immediate effect till 6th May 2025, to ensure the safety of our customers and staff. Our colleagues on ground are assisting customers and helping…

— Air India (@airindia) May 4, 2025

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport with a missile, injuring one person and disrupting air traffic. According to reports, the missile hit the Terminal 3’s parking area.

“There is an injured person from the fall near Terminal 3, near the planes,” said the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority Employees’ Committee following this morning’s Houthi missile attack.

Arrivals and departures were suspended while workers checked the runways. The attack triggered sirens across central Israel, including Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv and Haifa areas, and as far north as the coastal city of Nahariya.

Sharing a post on X, the IDF wrote, “Sirens sounded across Israel due to a projectile launch from Yemen.”

🚨Sirens sounded across Israel due to a projectile launch from Yemen pic.twitter.com/ZxgypYMEJp

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 4, 2025