Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Updates Emirates, Lufthansa, Pegasus and Sundair; adds Aegean Airlines, airBaltic, Air Europa, Bulgaria Air, British Airways under IAG, Iran Air, Iraqi Airways, ITA Airways and TAROM
Sept 30 (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 AGNr.AT
The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Oct. 31 and to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 6.
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 14.
AIR EUROPA
The Spanish airline cancelled flights to Tel Aviv on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, it said in an e-mailed comment.
AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA
Air France expanded the suspension of flights to Beirut until Oct. 1. KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26.
The Franco-Dutch group's low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until Nov. 3.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
BULGARIA AIR
The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until Oct. 8.
CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.
DELTA AIR LINES DAL.N
The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through Dec. 31.
EASYJET EZJ.L
The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.
EMIRATES
UAE's state-owned airline cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut until Oct 8.
IAG ICAG.L
IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Oct. 7, the airline said in an e-mailed comment.
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12, 2025, while flights to Amman were cancelled until further notice.
IRAN AIR
The Iranian airline cancelled all flights to Beirut until further notice, a company spokesman told local media including the Tasnim news agency on Sept. 28.
IRAQI AIRWAYS
The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice, Iraq's transportation ministry said on Sept. 27.
ITA AIRWAYS
Italy's ITA Airways extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through Oct. 31.
LOT
The Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, it said in an emailed comment on Sept. 20.
LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE
The German airline group suspended all connections to Tel Aviv and Tehran until Oct. 14. After this period, Lufthansa Airlines will keep flights to Tehran suspended until Oct. 26, in addition to previously announced suspension of Beirut flights until the same date.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS, suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.
PEGASUS PGSUS.IS
The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until Oct. 7, a company PR person said.
RYANAIR RYA.I
Europe's biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26, citing "operational restrictions."
SUNDAIR
The German airline cancelled flights between Berlin and Beirut until Oct. 4, and flights between Bremen and Beirut until Oct. 23.
TAROM
Romania's flag carrier extended the suspension of Beirut flights until Sept. 30.
UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O
The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons.
LEBANESE AIRSPACE ALERTS
Britain advised UK airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from Aug. 8 until Nov. 4 citing "potential risk to aviation from military activity".
Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Compiled by Tiago Brandao, Charlotte Bawol and Alejandra Rosales; Editing by Mark Potter, David Goodman, Michael Perry, Alan Barona and Milla Nissi
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