Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) may still be allowed to establish a hub at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion even if it does not commit to serving Israel during emergencies, Globes, an Israeli financial newspaper, reported.

Israel's transport ministry is prepared to soften that requirement, viewing the airline's potential routes and effect on fares as the main benefit. Transport minister Miri Regev reportedly contacted chief executive József Váradi on April 27, 2026, asking the low-cost carrier to resume Tel Aviv flights as soon as possible, even on a limited basis.

According to ch-aviation data, Wizz Air and its subsidiaries currently do not have any schedules to Israel until May 9, 2026. Váradi reportedly told Regev that the airline was waiting for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to lift its advisory against flights to Israel.

The planned hub would allow Wizz Air to base aircraft and crews in Israel, start and end flights at Tel Aviv, and use early and late slots now more easily accessed by Israeli carriers. ch-aviation previously reported that the airline had tentatively agreed to open bases at Tel Aviv and Eilat Ramon and launch domestic flights between the two airports in 2026.

Local airlines have opposed the plan, which an inter-ministerial committee approved before the US-Israel-Iran conflict, subject to conditions including having mostly Israeli crews, regular Ben Gurion-Eilat flights, and the emergency-service commitment.

EASA has extended its non-binding advisory against flights to Israel and other regional airspace until at least May 1, 2026.

Contacted by ch-aviation, the Israeli Ministry of Transport responded: "Over the past year, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and the relevant aviation officials in Israel have been in contact with the CEOs of foreign airlines and their counterparts abroad, and expect them to resume their flights to and from Israel, as the other companies currently operating in Israel have done."