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Does Deutsche Lufthansa AG support Israel?
Yes — Deutsche Lufthansa AG has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Hotels & travel companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
Lufthansa Group's Israel record through the war is operational, not philanthropic: no corporate donations to Israeli causes were found. The group has been one of Israel's most consistent foreign-carrier partners — repeatedly the first major European group back after each round of suspensions (January 2024, February 2025, June–August 2026) — while each pause was framed by the company as a security decision, not a political one.
Lufthansa Group Newsroom Times of Israel
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in Israel | 2024-01-08 | — | Tel Aviv route network (Israel) First major foreign airline group to return to Israel after the 7 October 2023 attacks: Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines) had suspended Tel Aviv flights on 9 October 2023 and resumed them on 8 January 2024 with around 20 weekly connections from Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Zurich — roughly 30% of its regular schedule — months before any US carrier returned. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2025-02-01 | — | Tel Aviv service resumption (Israel) Returned again after the mid-2024 escalation: Lufthansa Group suspended Israel flights amid the Iran–Hezbollah escalation and extended the pause repeatedly through late 2024, then resumed Tel Aviv service across its group airlines from 1 February 2025 following the Gaza ceasefire. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2026-06 | — | Tel Aviv route restorations (Israel) Gradual group-wide return after the 2025–2026 security suspensions: Austrian Airlines resumed Vienna–Tel Aviv in June 2026 and grew to 14 weekly departures by August; Lufthansa restarted two daily Frankfurt–Tel Aviv flights from 1 July 2026 and Munich–Tel Aviv from 1 August; SWISS returned with daily Zurich–Tel Aviv from 1 August; Eurowings added Hamburg (10 July) and Düsseldorf (18 July) and Brussels Airlines added Brussels service — rebuilding one of Europe's largest airline networks to Israel. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Deutsche Lufthansa AG donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but Deutsche Lufthansa AG has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 8 distinct sources are cited for Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-06
- Lufthansa Group Newsroom newsroom.lufthansagroup.com
- CNN Business cnn.com
- Skift skift.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- YeahThatsKosher yeahthatskosher.com
- Lufthansa eXperts (official trade portal) irreg.lufthansaexperts.com
- Ynetnews ynetnews.com
- Ynetnews ynetnews.com