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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East stress rise

Concerns over a wider dispute in the Middle East have actually triggered global airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

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

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline company has actually cancelled flights to and from Beirut till March 29 and to and from Tel Aviv up until Jan. 15.

AIR ALGERIE

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

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic has actually cancelled flights to and from Tel . Aviv until Dec. 21. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France has actually extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv. flights till Dec. 3 and Paris-Beirut flights until Jan. 5.

KLM has actually extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv up until. completion of the year at least.

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

AIR INDIA

The Indian flag carrier 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 up 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. up until January.

DELTA AIR LINES

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

EASYJET

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

EGYPTAIR

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

EMIRATES

UAE's state-owned airline company has cancelled flights to Beirut. until Dec. 31 and to Baghdad up until Nov. 30.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

The Ethiopian provider has actually suspended flights to Beirut up until. further discover, it stated in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.

FLYDUBAI

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

IAG

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

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

IRAN AIR

The Iranian airline company has actually cancelled Beirut flights till. even more see.

IRAQI AIRWAYS

The Iraqi national carrier has suspended flights to Beirut. up until more notice.

ITA AIRWAYS

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

LOT

The Polish provider has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv up until. Dec. 9. Its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for. April 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline company group has extended the suspension of its. flights to Tel Aviv up until 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 until Jan. 31, 2025, and to. Beirut until Feb. 28. Swiss has actually cancelled flights to Beirut. up 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 has actually cancelled flights to Beirut till. Nov. 30.

QATAR AIRWAYS

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

RYANAIR

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

SUNDAIR

The German airline company cancelled flights to Beirut from Berlin. until Feb. 28, from Bremen till March 26 and from. Muenster/Osnabrueck up until March 29.

TAROM

Romania's flag carrier has actually suspended Beirut flights up until. Dec. 20.

UNITED AIRLINES

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

(source: Reuters)