Factbox-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise By Reuters

(Reuters) – Concerns about a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or avoid affected airspace.

Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline has canceled flights to and from Amman until September 30, Beirut until October 1 and Tel Aviv until October 26.

AIR ALGERIA

The Algerian airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia’s AirBaltic has canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 25.

AIR FRANCE-KLM

KLM has canceled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26. Air France resumed service between Paris and Beirut on August 15 after a two-week suspension.

The low-cost unit of the Franco-Dutch group Transavia has canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3.

AIR INDIA

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

CATHAY PACIFIC

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has canceled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.

DELTA AIR LINES

The US carrier has suspended flights between New York and Tel Aviv until October 31.

EASYJET

The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesman said.

FINNAIR

The Finnish airline continues to not use Iranian airspace, which may increase the flight time to and from Doha.

IBERIA EXPRESS

IAG-owned low-cost airline Iberia Express has extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until August 25.

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian company ITA Airways has extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 26.

LOT

The Polish flag carrier has suspended flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until August 26, it said in an emailed comment to Reuters.

THE LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group, which includes carriers Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Condor and Eurowings, has extended its suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil until August 26.

RYANAIR

Europe’s largest budget airline has canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30, citing “operational restrictions”.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Singapore Airlines has stopped flying over Iranian airspace and is using alternative routes.

SUNEXPRESS

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, said in an emailed comment to Reuters that it had suspended flights to Beirut until December 17.

TAROM

Romania’s flag carrier on August 20 extended the suspension of flights to Beirut until September 2, while it temporarily resumed flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until August 23.

UNITED AIRLINES

The Chicago-based airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future. It suspended daily service between Newark, New Jersey and Tel Aviv on July 31, citing security concerns.

VUELING

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling, owned by IAG, has canceled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until October 26.

LEBANESE AIR SPACE ALERT

Britain has advised UK airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from August 8 to November 4, citing “potential risk to aviation from military activity”.