Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Updates Ryanair, adds Cathay Pacific, SunExpress, TAROM
Aug 13 (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 all its flights to and from Beirut, Amman and Tel Aviv until Aug. 19.
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Aug. 18.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA
Air France extended the suspension of flights between Paris and Beirut until Aug. 14.
Its Dutch arm KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26.
Low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025.
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 extended the suspension of flights between New York and Tel Aviv until Aug. 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.
FINNAIR FIA1S.HE
The Finnish airline continues to not use Iranian airspace for its routes, which may extend flight times to and from Doha.
ITA AIRWAYS
Italy's ITA Airways extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv through Aug. 15, it wrote on its official X account.
LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE
The German airline group that also includes Swiss Air Lines and Austrian Airlines extended its avoidance of Iranian and Iraqi airspace and said it would suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and the Iraqi city of Erbil through Aug. 21.
RYANAIR RYA.I
Europe's biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Aug. 26 citing "operational restrictions".
SUNEXPRESS
SunExpress Airlines, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS and Lufthansa, cancelled all flights to Beirut until Aug. 14.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIAL.SI
The Singaporean airline stopped flying over Iranian airspace and is using alternative routes.
TAROM
Romania's flag carrier extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until Aug. 16.
UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O
The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future. It had suspended daily service between Newark, New Jersey and Tel Aviv on July 31 citing security reasons.
VUELING
Spanish low-cost airline Vueling, owned by IAG ICAG.L, cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until Oct. 26.
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 Bernadette Baum, David Holmes and Milla Nissi
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