Several international airlines have cancelled or suspended flights to and from Israel, as regional tensions escalate after attacks in Lebanon and Iran last week that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr, but other carriers are operating normally.
The American airline “United Airlines” was the first to announce the cancellation of its flights to Israel until further notice, and several other airlines followed suit, according to the Israeli newspaper Globes.
According to this economic newspaper, Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv is currently operating normally, and Israeli airspace remains open.
“The security situation allows flights to and from Israel. Some foreign airlines have suspended or reduced their flights to Israel, for their own reasons,” Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
“Travelers should take into account that their return to Israel may be delayed, and they should stay in touch with their airlines and continue their flights,” she added.
List of companies that have cancelled flights
- Arkia and IsrairIt has cancelled its charter flights, but other flights are continuing.
- United Airlines:Canceled its flights until further notice.
- Lufthansa Group: It has cancelled all its flights to Tel Aviv until August 8. The group includes: Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings.
- Italian ITAIt has officially cancelled all flights to and from Israel until August 6.
- Air IndiaFlights cancelled until August 8.
- Aegean GreekFlights cancelled until August 5.
- LOT Polish AirlinesFlights cancelled until August 5th.
- Wizz Air HungaryFlights cancelled until August 4.
- Iberia ExpressFlights cancelled until August 4.
- VuelingThe low-cost airline has cancelled flights until August 4.
- Air EuropaFlights cancelled until August 4.
- Royal Dutch AirlinesThe Dutch arm of the French airline group KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26.
In contrast, Israeli airlines continue to operate normally, except for flights operated on chartered aircraft – according to Globes – and according to the newspaper, other international airlines continue to operate their flights to Israel.
