Airlines suspend flights amid rising tensions in Middle East – 08/23/2024 at 14:22

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Fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or avoid affected airspace.

Here are some of the airlines that have modified their services to and from the region:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline has cancelled flights to and from Amman until September 30, Beirut until October 1 and Tel Aviv until October 26.

AIR ALGERIA

The Algerian company has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIRBALTIC

Latvian airline airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 25.

AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA

KLM has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26. Air France resumed flights between Paris and Beirut on August 15 after a two-week suspension.

Transavia, the low-cost subsidiary of the Franco-Dutch group, has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, as well as flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3.

AIR INDIA

India’s national carrier has suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.

DELTA AIR LINES DAL.N

The American company has suspended its flights between New York and Tel Aviv until October 31.

EASYJET EZJ.L

The British budget airline suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume them on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

Finnish airlines continue to avoid using Iranian airspace, which could lengthen the duration of flights to and from Doha.

IBERIA EXPRESS

Low-cost airline Iberia Express, owned by IAG ICAG.L , has extended the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv until August 25.

ITA AIRWAYS

Italian airline ITA Airways has extended the suspension of its flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 26.

BATCH

The Polish airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until August 26, it said in an emailed comment to Reuters.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Condor and Eurowings, will resume flights to Amman and Erbil from August 27, but has extended its suspension to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2. Flights to Beirut are suspended until September 30.

RYANAIR RYA.I

Europe’s largest budget airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30, citing “operational restrictions”.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIAL.SI

Singapore Airlines has stopped flying over Iranian airspace and is using other routes.

SUNEXPRESS

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS and Lufthansa LHAG.DE , said in an emailed comment to Reuters that it had suspended flights to Beirut until Dec. 17.

TAROM

Romanian Airlines extended on August 20 the suspension of flights to Beirut until September 2, while temporarily resuming flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until August 23.

UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O

The Chicago-based airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future. It had suspended daily service between Newark, New Jersey, and Tel Aviv on July 31 due to safety concerns.

VUELING

Spanish budget airline Vueling, owned by IAG ICAG.L , has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until October 26.

ALERTS ON LEBANESE AIRSPACE

Britain has advised British airlines against entering Lebanese airspace between August 8 and November 4, citing a “potential risk to aviation from military activity”.

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