Airlines suspend flights amid rising tensions in the Middle East – 08/26/2024 at 12:59

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(Update airBaltic, Air France and TAROM, added British Airways under IAG and Royal Jordanian)

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 suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIRBALTIC

Latvian airline airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 1.

AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until at least August 26, following a major missile exchange between Israel and Hezbollah on August 25.

KLM has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26.

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.

IAG ICAG.L

British Airways, owned by IAG, has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 28, a spokesman for the airline said.

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until October 26.

Iberia Express has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until August 25. There was no update on flight status on its website as of August 26.

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 until September 1 and to Beirut until September 2.

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 the suspension of flights 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”.

ROYAL JORDANIAN RJAL.AM

Jordan’s national carrier suspended flights to Beirut on August 25, without giving a specific date, the state news agency reported.

SUNEXPRESS

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS and Lufthansa LHAG.DE , has suspended flights to Beirut until December 17.

TAROM

The Romanian national airline has cancelled Tel Aviv flights on August 25 and 26, after temporarily resuming them between August 20 and 23. It has also updated the schedules of flights to and from Amman on August 25 and 26 to allow for the use of alternative routes.

It had previously extended the suspension of flights to Beirut until September 2.

UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O

The Chicago-based airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to safety concerns.

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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