FACTBOX-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

(Updates Lufthansa)

Oct 21 (Reuters) – Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

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

AEGEAN AIRLINES The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Nov. 6 and to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 5.

AIRBALTIC Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 30.

AIR ALGERIE The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until Oct. 22 and Paris-Beirut flights until Oct. 26. KLM extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until the end of this year at least. The Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until end-March.

AIR INDIA The Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

BULGARIA AIR The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until Oct. 31.

CATHAY PACIFIC Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 25, 2025.

DELTA AIR LINES The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through March 2025.

EASYJET The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30.

EGYPTAIR The Egyptian carrier on Sept. 24 suspended flights to Beirut until “the situation stabilises”.

EMIRATES UAE’s state-owned airline cancelled flights to Beirut through Oct. 31 and flights to Baghdad and Tehran until Oct. 23.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES The Ethiopian carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice, it said in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.

FLYDUBAI The Emirati airline suspended Dubai-Beirut flights until Oct. 31, a flydubai spokesperson said.

IAG IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Oct. 26.

IAG’s low-cost airline Iberia Express cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 31, while Vueling cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12 and to Amman until further notice.

IRAN AIR The Iranian airline cancelled Beirut flights until further notice.

IRAQI AIRWAYS The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice.

ITA AIRWAYS The Italian carrier extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through Nov. 30.

LOT The Polish flag carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 26, while its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for April 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP The German airline group extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until Nov. 10, while its low cost carrier Eurowings suspended them until Nov. 30. Flights for Tehran are cancelled until Oct. 31 and to Beirut until Nov. 30, the group said on its website.

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.

PEGASUS The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until Oct. 28.

QATAR AIRWAYS The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, while flights to Amman will operate during daylight hours only.

RYANAIR Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until the end of December. Group CEO Michael O’Leary on Oct. 3 said the suspension was likely to be extended until end-March.

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

TAROM Romania’s flag carrier extended the suspension of Beirut flights until Oct. 22.

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

VIRGIN ATLANTIC The UK carrier extended suspension of Tel Aviv flights until end-March.

WIZZ AIR The Hungary-based airline suspended Tel Aviv flights through Jan. 14. (Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Compiled by Tiago Brandao, Charlotte Bawol and Alejandra Rosales; Editing by Milla Nissi)

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