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Middle East flights suspended by airlines

Israel's attacks against Iran have caused international airlines to stop flights to certain Middle East destinations because of airspace closures and safety issues.

The conflict has entered a new phase after the U.S. invasion on

Iranian nuclear sites

Some airlines have cancelled flights to hubs such as

Dubai is Qatar's Doha.

Here are some airlines that have cancelled flights from and to the region.

AIRBALTIC

AirBaltic, a Latvian airline, announced that it had cancelled all flights from and to Tel Aviv up until September 30.

AEROFLOT

Aeroflot, a Russian airline, has announced that it has cancelled flights between Moscow & Tehran and changed other routes throughout the Middle East.

AIR EUROPA

Spanish airline cancels flights from and to Tel Aviv through July 31.

AIR FRANCE-KLM

French flag carrier suspends flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until July 14, and until June 25, respectively. Air France has also cancelled flights to and out of Dubai and Riyadh up until June 24.

KLM has cancelled all flights from and to Tel Aviv, at least until July 1, and warned that flights from, to or via Beirut may be affected until June 29.

DELTA AIR LINES

Travel to, from or through Tel Aviv could be affected between June 12 and July 31.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES

The airline announced that it has cancelled all regular flights to EL AL and Sundor until June 27. Flights scheduled to depart until July 15 are also closed to new bookings.

ETIHAD AERWAYS

Etihad has announced that it will no longer be operating flights between Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv and Tel Aviv after July 15.

EMIRATES

Emirates has temporarily suspended its flights to and out of Iran (Teheran), Iraq (Baghdad, Basra), and Afghanistan (Bahdad and Basra), until June 30.

FINNAIR

Finnair has cancelled all flights from and to Doha until June 30 as well as flight AY1982 for July 1. Finnair added that it will not fly through the airspace over Iraq, Iran or Syria.

FLYDUBAI

Flydubai has temporarily suspended its flights to and out of Iran, Iraq and Israel until June 30, 2018.

British Airways, owned by IAG, has announced that flights to Tel Aviv will be suspended until July 31, and flights to Amman or Bahrain until June 30.

After cancelling flights to and from Dubai and Doha the previous day, British Airways was scheduled to resume Dubai and Doha routes on June 23,

Iberia Express, IAG's low cost airline, announced previously that it would cancel its flights to Tel Aviv up until June 30.

Iberia has cancelled all flights to Doha and Dubai until the 24th of June.

ISRAIR

Israeli Airlines has announced that all flights to and from Israel have been cancelled until June 30, 2018. Israir has halted the sale of its flights up to July 7 inclusive.

ITA AIRWAYS

Italian Airlines announced that it will extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flight until July 31. This includes two flights scheduled for August 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

Lufthansa has suspended flights from and to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until July 31. Amman and Erbil flights are cancelled through July 11. German Airlines added that they would not use the airspace of these countries until further notice.

PEGASUS

Turkish Airlines has announced that they have cancelled all flights to Iran and Iraq until July 30, and flights to Lebanon, Jordan and Lebanon until June 30.

QATAR AIRWAYS

Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to and from Iraq and Syria.

RYANAIR

Ryanair has announced that it will cancel flights from and to Tel Aviv up until September 30.

SINGAPORE Airlines

The Asian carrier has cancelled flights from Singapore to Dubai up until the 25th of June.

Romania's flag airline has suspended all commercial flights from and to Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman till June 24.

TUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot Airlines cancelled all flights scheduled to depart and arrive in Israel until June 30, inclusive. The airline said that flights scheduled to depart between July 1-7 are currently sold out, pending any further developments.

UNITED AIRLINES

According to the U.S. airline, travel from and to Tel Aviv could be affected between June 13, and August 1, 2013. There may be problems with flights to and from Dubai between June 18th and July 3th.

WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air has announced that it will suspend its flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Jordan until September 15, 2015. Hungarian Airlines will not overfly Israeli, Iraqi or Iranian airspaces until further notice. (Reporting and compilation by bureaus, compiled by Agnieszka Olesnka, Elviira Loma, and Tiago Brancao; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Alison Williams and Matt Scuffham)

(source: Reuters)