Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
International airlines have adjusted services to and from the Middle East.
* AEGEAN AIRLINES – Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until October 31 and to and from Tel Aviv until Sunday
* AIR ALGERIE – Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice
* AIRBALTIC – Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 31
* AIR EUROPA – Spanish airline cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Wednesday
* AIR FRANCE-KLM – Air France on Monday suspended Paris-Tel Aviv and Paris-Beirut flights until October 8
* KLM – Cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, with the Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia cancelling flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3
* AIR INDIA – Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice
* BULGARIA AIR – The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until October 15
* CATHAY PACIFIC – Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025
* DELTA AIR LINES – US carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through December 31
* EASYJET – UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said
* EMIRATES – UAE’s state-owned airline cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut until October 8
* FLYDUBAI – The Emirati airline on Monday cancelled Dubai-Beirut flights until October 6
* IAG – IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through October 7, the airline said in an e-mailed comment
* IRAN AIR – The Iranian airline cancelled all flights to Beirut until further notice, a company spokesman told local media including the Tasnim news agency on September 28
* IRAQI AIRWAYS – The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice, Iraq’s transportation ministry said
* ITA AIRWAYS – Italy’s ITA Airways extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through October 31
* LOT – Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, it said in an emailed comment on September 20
* LUFTHANSA GROUP – The German airline group suspended all connections to Tel Aviv and Tehran until October 14 after which it will keep flights to Tehran suspended until October 26, in addition to the previously announced suspension of Beirut flights until the same date
* PEGASUS – Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until October 7, a company spokesperson said.
* QATAR AIRWAYS – The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice
* RYANAIR – Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, citing “operational restrictions”
* SUNDAIR – German airline cancelled Berlin-Beirut and Bremen-Beirut flights until October 31
* SUNEXPRESS – Joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Beirut through December 17
* UNITED AIRLINES – Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons
* VUELING – Spanish low-cost carrier cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until January 12, 2025, while flights to Amman were cancelled until further notice
* LEBANESE 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”
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