Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted most international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
Here’s a list of some of airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region:
AIR ALGERIE: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIRBALTIC: Latvia’s AirBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 15 based on the flights available on its website.
AIR FRANCE-KLM: KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26.
Air France resumed service on August 27, based on flight status information on its website.
The Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3.
AIR INDIA: The Indian flag carrier suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
CATHAY PACIFIC : Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.
DELTA AIR LINES: The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through October 31.
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EASYJET: The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.
IAG: Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until October 26.
ITA AIRWAYS: Italy’s ITA Airways extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until and including September 4.
LOT: The Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Tel Aviv until September 4 and to Beirut until September 2.
LUFTHANSA GROUP: The German airline group, which includes carriers such as Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, extended its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 4, with flights to Beirut suspended until September 30.
It resumed flights to Amman and Erbil from August 27.
Lufthansa will resume flights to Tel Aviv from September 5; flights to Beirut will remain suspended up to and including September 30.
Swiss International Air Lines, also a part of the Lufthansa Group, separately said it had suspended flights to Beirut until the end of October.
RYANAIR: Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30, citing “operational restrictions”.
SUNEXPRESS: SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, suspended flights to Beirut through December 17.
UNITED AIRLINES: The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons.
AIRSPACE ALERTS
Britain advised UK airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from August 8 until November 4 citing “potential risk to aviation from military activity”.
(REUTERS)
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