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Air travel wanes, but bodies still fly to Israel for burial

by Associated Press
| May 4, 2020 12:03 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Air travel to Israel has come to a near standstill due to coronavirus restrictions, but one type of voyage still endures: the final journey of Jews wishing to be buried in Israel.

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