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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions increase

Concerns over a wider dispute in the Middle East have prompted global airline companies to suspend flights to the region or to prevent afflicted air area.

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

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline has actually cancelled flights to and from Beirut up until Dec. 17 and to and from Tel Aviv till 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 till Nov. 30. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France has extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv. flights until Dec. 3 and Paris-Beirut flights until Jan. 5.

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

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

AIR INDIA

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

BULGARIA AIR

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

DELTA AIR LINES

The U.S. provider has actually paused flights in between New york city and Tel . Aviv through March 2025.

EASYJET

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

EGYPTAIR

The Egyptian carrier in September stated it had suspended. flights to Beirut till the circumstance stabilises.

EMIRATES

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

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

The Ethiopian carrier has actually suspended flights to Beirut until. even more notice, it said in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.

FLYDUBAI

Flights in between Dubai and Beirut stay suspended, while. flights to Iraq and Iran are operating, a flydubai spokesperson. said on Oct. 30.

IAG

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

IAG's low-priced airline 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 national carrier has suspended flights to Beirut. till more notification.

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian provider has extended the suspension of Tel Aviv. flights through Jan. 12.

LOT

The Polish provider has actually cancelled flights to Tel Aviv till. Dec. 9. Its very first set up flight to Beirut is prepared for. April 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group has extended the suspension of its. flights to Tel Aviv till Dec. 31. Swiss, part of the group,. stated it would not fly to and from Tel Aviv until Dec. 15.

Flights for Tehran are cancelled up until Jan. 31, 2025, and to. Beirut up until Feb. 28. Swiss has actually cancelled flights to Beirut. till Jan. 18.

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

PEGASUS

The Turkish airline has actually cancelled flights to Beirut up until. Nov. 30.

QATAR AIRWAYS

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

RYANAIR

Europe's greatest spending plan airline company has actually cancelled flights to and. from Tel Aviv up until completion 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 up until March 26, and from. Muenster/Osnabrueck until March 29.

TAROM

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

UNITED AIRLINES

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

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

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

WIZZ AIR

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

(source: Reuters)