Airlines suspend flights after Israeli strikes
June 13 (Reuters) - Israel launching widescale strikes against Iran has prompted international airlines to halt flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region:
Greece's Aegean Airlines (AGNr.AT), opens new tab has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv scheduled for Friday, June 13, it said on its website.
Latvia's airBaltic said that all airBaltic flights to and from Tel Aviv until 23 June 2025 have been cancelled.
AEROFLOT (AFLT.MM), opens new tab
Russia's Aeroflot said that it had cancelled flights between Moscow and Tehran, and made changes to other routes in the Middle East after Israeli strikes on Iran.
AIR FRANCE-KLM (AIRF.PA), opens new tab
Air-France said that it had suspended its flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
KLM has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until at least July 1, ANP News said.
Air India said that multiple flights were either being diverted or returning to their origin.
Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS), opens new tab subsidiary AJet has cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq and Jordan until Monday morning, an AJet source said.
The source said that AJet will operate flights to Lebanon only during daylight hours. It plans to operate flights to elsewhere in the Middle East including flying over Iraq without using the affected airspace, the source added.
DELTA AIRLINES (DAL.N), opens new tab
Travel to, from, or through Tel Aviv, may be impacted between June 12-June 30, the U.S. carrier said on its website.
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES (ELAL.TA), opens new tab
El Al Israel Airlines said that it had suspended flights to and from Israel.
Etihad Airways said that it had cancelled two flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv and delayed the departure of four others.
UAE's state-owned airline Emirates said that it had cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran.
Flydubai said that it had suspended flights to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Iran and Israel.
LUFTHANSA (LHAG.DE), opens new tab
Lufthansa said that it had suspended all flights to and from Tehran. The German airline added that it would also avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Israeli airspace for now.
Qatar Airways said that it had cancelled flights to and from Iraq, and Iran.
RYANAIR (RYA.I), opens new tab
Ryanair said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 31.
Romania's flag carrier has suspended all commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until Monday, June 16, it said.
WIZZ AIR (WIZZ.L), opens new tab
Wizz Air said that it had cancelled a number of flights scheduled to fly over areas affected by regional tensions in the Middle East.
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