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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions increase

Concerns over a broader conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airline companies to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air area.

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 Dec. 2.

AIR ALGERIE

The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until additional notification.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel . Aviv up until Nov. 30. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France has extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv. flights up until Nov. 12 and Paris-Beirut flights up until Nov. 30.

KLM has extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv up until. completion of the year a minimum of.

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

AIR INDIA

The Indian flag provider has suspended flights to and from. Tel Aviv until additional notification.

BULGARIA AIR

The Bulgarian carrier has cancelled flights to and from. Israel until Dec. 23.

CATHAY PACIFIC

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has actually 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 stopped briefly flights between New York and Tel . Aviv through March 2025.

EASYJET

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

EGYPTAIR

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

EMIRATES

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

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

The Ethiopian provider has actually suspended flights to Beirut until. further see, 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 spokesperson. stated on Oct. 30.

IAG

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

IAG's low-priced airline company Iberia Express has actually cancelled flights. to Tel Aviv till Nov. 30, while Vueling has cancelled. operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12 and to Amman until further. notice.

IRAN AIR

The Iranian airline company has actually cancelled Beirut flights until. even more discover.

IRAQI AIRWAYS

The Iraqi nationwide provider has suspended flights to Beirut. till additional notice.

ITA AIRWAYS

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

LOT

The Polish provider has actually cancelled flights to Tel Aviv up until. Nov. 11. Its very first arranged flight to Beirut is prepared for. April 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

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

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

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

PEGASUS

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

QATAR AIRWAYS

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

RYANAIR

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

SUNDAIR

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

TAROM

Romania's flag provider has actually suspended Beirut flights up until. Nov. 15.

UNITED AIRLINES

The Chicago-based airline company has 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 company has suspended Tel Aviv flights. through Jan. 14.

(source: Reuters)