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 airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region:
AIR ALGERIE The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice. AIRBALTIC Latvia’s AirBaltic plans to resume flights between Riga and Tel Aviv on September 17, it said via email on September 16.
AIR FRANCE-KLM KLM canceled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26. The French-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3.
AIR INDIA The Indian national airline suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice. CATHAY PACIFIC Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific canceled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.
DELTA AIR LINES The American airline has interrupted flights between New York and Tel Aviv until October 31.
EASYJET The British budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling, owned by IAG, canceled its flights to Tel Aviv until January 12, 2025, the company said in an emailed comment. Flights to Amman have been canceled until further notice, the airline added. FATE Poland’s national carrier has suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, while flights to Tel Aviv are now operating regularly, it said in an emailed comment on September 10.
LUFTHANSA GROUP The German airline group, which includes airlines such as Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, resumed flights to Tel Aviv on September 5, while flights to Beirut remain suspended until September 30. Swiss International Air Lines, also part of the Lufthansa Group, said separately that it had suspended flights to Beirut until the end of October. RYANAIR Europe’s largest budget airline canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, citing “operational restrictions”.
SUNDAIR The German airline canceled all flights between Bremen and Beirut until October 23.
SUNEXPRESS SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has suspended flights to Beirut until December 17.
UNITED AIRLINES The Chicago-based airline has temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv due to safety concerns.
LEBANIAN AIRSPACE WARNINGS Britain advised British airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from August 8 to November 4, citing “potential risk to aviation due to military activities”.
