British Airways cancels Israel flights until August
LONDON: There will be no British Airways flights from the UK to Israel until at least August, the airline has said.
BA cited security concerns for the decision, having suspended flights to Tel Aviv in May following a Houthi missile attack that injured six people at Ben Gurion International Airport. The airline subsequently evacuated staff staying in the city to the Austrian capital Vienna.
A BA spokesman said in a statement: 'We continually monitor operating conditions and have made the decision to suspend our flights to and from Tel Aviv, up to and including 31 July. We've apologised to our customers for the inconvenience.'
A message on the airline's website for the route reads: 'Sorry, we have no flights available. Please edit your search to find other routes.' The next scheduled flight from London to Tel Aviv is on Aug. 1.
Air France has halted flights in and out of Israel until at least May 26. Greek airline Aegean resumed flights to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, while US carrier Delta commenced daily flights from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ben Gurion on Monday. Both had suspended their routes following the Houthi attack.
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