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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions increase

Issues over a larger conflict in the Middle East have actually prompted global airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Below are a few of the airlines that have actually cancelled services to and from the region:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline has cancelled flights to and from Beirut till Dec. 17 and to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 17.

AIR ALGERIE

The Algerian airline company has actually suspended flights to and from Lebanon until additional notice.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic has actually cancelled flights to and from Tel . Aviv until Nov. 30. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France has extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv. flights till Nov. 5 and Paris-Beirut flights until Nov. 30.

KLM has extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv till. completion of the year at least.

The group's inexpensive system Transavia has actually cancelled flights to. and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until end-March.

AIR INDIA

The Indian flag carrier has suspended flights to and from. Tel Aviv until further notice.

BULGARIA AIR

The Bulgarian provider has actually cancelled flights to and from. Israel up until Dec. 23.

CATHAY PACIFIC

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled flights to Tel . Aviv up until

Oct. 25, 2025. CORENDON AIRLINES The Turkish airline company cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv. until January.

DELTA AIR LINES

The U.S. carrier has actually stopped briefly flights in between New York and Tel . Aviv through March 2025.

EASYJET

The UK budget plan airline company has actually suspended flights to and from Tel . Aviv till March.

EGYPTAIR

The Egyptian carrier in September said it had actually suspended. flights to Beirut till the situation stabilises.

EMIRATES

UAE's state-owned airline company has actually cancelled flights to Beirut. and Baghdad till Nov. 30.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

The Ethiopian provider has suspended flights to Beirut up until. even more notice, it stated in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.

FLYDUBAI

Flights between Dubai and Beirut remain suspended, while. flights to Iraq and Iran are running, a flydubai representative. said on Oct. 30.

IAG

IAG-owned British Airways has suspended their flights to Tel . Aviv until completion of March 2025.

IAG's inexpensive airline company Iberia Express has actually cancelled flights. to Tel Aviv until Nov. 30, while Vueling has cancelled. operations to Tel Aviv up until Jan. 12 and to Amman until even more. notification.

IRAN AIR

The Iranian airline company has cancelled Beirut flights up until. even more notice.

IRAQI AIRWAYS

The Iraqi nationwide carrier has actually suspended flights to Beirut. until additional notification.

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian provider has actually extended the suspension of Tel Aviv. flights through Nov. 30.

LOT

The Polish carrier has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until. Nov. 11. Its very first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for. April 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group has extended the suspension of its. flights to Tel Aviv up until Nov. 25, while its low cost provider. Eurowings has suspended them until Nov. 30. Flights for Tehran. are cancelled up until Jan. 31, 2025, and to Beirut up until Feb. 28.

SWISS, part of Lufthansa Group, has cancelled flights to. Beirut till Jan. 18.

SunExpress, a joint venture in between Lufthansa and Turkish. Airlines, has actually suspended flights to Beirut through. Dec. 17.

PEGASUS

The Turkish airline has actually cancelled flights to Beirut until. Nov. 15.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The Qatari airline has actually temporarily suspended flights to and. from Iran and Lebanon.

RYANAIR

Europe's biggest spending plan airline has actually cancelled flights to and. from Tel Aviv till the end of December. Group CEO Michael. O'Leary on Oct. 3 said the suspension was most likely to be extended. up until end-March.

SUNDAIR

The German airline company cancelled flights to Beirut from Berlin. till Dec. 8, from Bremen till March 26, and from. Muenster/Osnabrueck up until March 29.

TAROM

Romania's flag carrier has suspended Beirut flights till. Nov. 15.

UNITED AIRLINES

The Chicago-based airline company has actually suspended flights to Tel Aviv. for the foreseeable future.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

The UK provider has suspended Tel Aviv flights until. end-March.

WIZZ AIR

The Hungary-based airline has actually suspended Tel Aviv flights. through Jan. 14.

(source: Reuters)