With tensions escalating in the Middle East, international airlines have cancelled flights to Israel and some other places in the region.
Fears of a wider conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah have led to a new round of flight suspensions by leading airlines.
The Lufthansa Group, which also owns Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss, said that all its airlines’ flights to Tel Aviv and Teheran have now been suspended until 14 October.
In a statement, the group added that Lufthansa Airlines has already decided to suspend flights to both Teheran and Beirut until October 26 for “operational reasons”.
“The Lufthansa Group continues to closely monitor the situation and will further assess the situation in the coming days,” the airline said in a statement.
“Affected passengers can rebook for a later travel date free of charge or, alternatively, receive a full refund of the ticket price. We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers. The safety of our passengers and crew is always our highest priority,” he said.
Meanwhile, British Airways has cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv until Wednesday (25 September). Wizz Air has also temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv and Amman in Jordan.
This follows other airlines that have adjusted their services to and from the region:
AIR ALGERIA
The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIR ARABIA
The United Arab Emirates-based low-cost airline has cancelled flights from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi to Beirut from 24 September.
AIR FRANCE-KLM
Air France has extended the suspension of its flights to Beirut until 1 October. Its flights to Tel Aviv, briefly suspended since 17 September, have resumed.
KLM has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until 26 October. While, low-cost Transavia of the Franco-Dutch group cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 31 March 2025 and flights to Amman and Beirut until 3 November.
AIR INDIA
The Indian carrier has suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
CATHAY PACIFIC
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until 27 March 2025.
DELTA AIR LINES
The US carrier has suspended flights between New York and Tel Aviv until 31 December.
EASYJET
The UK budget airline stopped flights to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on 30 March 2025, a spokesman said.
EGYPTAIR
Egypt’s flag carrier has cancelled flights to and from Beirut as of September 24, state-run Al Qahera News reported.
EMIRATES
The UAE’s state-owned airline has cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut on September 24-25.
IAG
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling, owned by IAG, has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until 12 January 2025, while flights to Amman have been cancelled until further notice, it said in an emailed comment.
LOT Polish Airlines
The Polish carrier has suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, it said in an email comment sent on 20 September.
PEGASUS
The Turkish airline canceled flights to Beirut on Sept. 24 due to risk assessments of the situation in Lebanon, the airline told Reuters.
QATAR AIRWAYS
Qatar’s airline suspended flights to and from Beirut on September 24-25, it said in a statement to Reuters.
RYANAIR
Europe’s largest budget airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 26 October, citing “operational constraints”.
SUNDAIR
The German airline cancelled flights between Berlin and Beirut between 23-27 September. It had previously cancelled flights between Bremen and Beirut until 23 October.
SUNEXPRESS
SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has suspended flights to Beirut until 17 December.
UNITED AIRLINES
The Chicago-based airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future for security reasons.
