Airlines suspend flights amid rising tensions in the Middle East – 2024-09-23 10:17

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(Air France, Lufthansa and LOT updates)

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:

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

AIRBALTIC Latvian airline airBaltic plans to resume flights between Riga and Tel Aviv on September 17, it said in an email on September 16.

AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA Air France said on September 17 that it had suspended flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv until September 19. On September 23, the flight status on its website indicated that flights to Beirut were canceled until at least September 24, while flights to Tel Aviv had resumed. The airline did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

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 its 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 U.S. carrier said it would halt flights between New York and Tel Aviv until Dec. 31.

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

IAG ICAG.L Spanish budget airline Vueling, owned by IAG, has cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until January 12, 2025, it said in an emailed comment. Flights to Amman have been cancelled until further notice, the airline added.

LOT Polish airline has suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, while flights to Tel Aviv are operating regularly, the company said in an emailed comment on September 20.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE The German airline group said it was suspending all connections to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 24, while flights to Beirut will be suspended until October 26.

RYANAIR RYA.I Europe’s largest budget airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, citing “operational restrictions”

SUNDAIR The German airline has cancelled all flights between Bremen and Beirut until October 23.

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

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

LEBANESE AIRSPACE WARNINGS 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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