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Factbox Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise By Reuters

Factbox Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise By Reuters

(Reuters) – Fears of a major conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to cancel flights to the region or avoid affected airspace.

Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted their connections 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 airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia’s Air Baltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 25.

AIR FRANCE-KLM

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

The low-cost airline Transavia of the French-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

The Indian airline has suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

CATAYA PACIFIC

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

DELTA AIRLINES

The US airline suspended its flights between New York and Tel Aviv until October 31.

Easyjet

The British low-cost airline suspended its flights to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume them on March 30, 2025, a spokesman said.

FINNAIRE

The Finnish airline continues not to use Iranian airspace, which may lead to longer flight times to and from Doha.

IBERIA EXPRESS

IAG-owned low-cost airline Iberia Express has extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until August 25.

ITA AIRWAYS

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

MUCH

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

LUFTHANSA-GROUP

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

RYANAIR

Europe’s largest low-cost airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30 due to “operational restrictions”.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Singaporean airline has stopped flying over Iranian airspace and is using alternative routes.

SUNEXPRESS

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, told Reuters in an email that flights to Beirut were suspended until December 17.

TAROM

On August 20, the Romanian airline extended the suspension of flights to Beirut until September 2 and temporarily resumed flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until August 23.

UNITED AIRLINES

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

VUELING

The Spanish low-cost airline Vueling, which is part of the IAG Group, has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until October 26.

© Reuters. An Airbus A320-214 passenger aircraft of Lufthansa airline takes off from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport in Malaga, Spain, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/ File photo

LEBANESE AIRSPACE WARNINGS

Britain advised British airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from August 8 to November 4 because “military activities pose a potential threat to aviation.”

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