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New Straits Times
8 hours ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Airlines suspend Middle East flights
LONDON: Many airline services remain disrupted in the Middle East arising from the 12-day air war between Iran and Israel that ended with a US-brokered ceasefire that took hold on Tuesday. Air space closures and safety concerns continue to weigh on airline traffic in the region. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES The Greek airline will proceed with flight cancellations from and to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, and Erbil up to and including the early morning flight on Sept 8. AIRBALTIC Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Sept 30 had been cancelled. AIR CANADA The Canadian carrier is suspending its flights from Toronto to Dubai until Aug 4. It had previously postponed resumption of service between Canada and Israel to Sept 8. AIR EUROPA The Spanish airline said that it has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until July 31. AIR FRANCE-KLM The French flag carrier plans to resume its connections between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv, starting from July 7. It plans to resume its flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Beirut starting on June 28. KLM said that it had cancelled all its flights to and from Tel Aviv until at least July 31. AIR INDIA The Indian airline will "progressively" resume flights to the Middle East starting June 24 and will resume flights to and from the east coast of the US and Canada "at the earliest opportunity," it said. Flights to and from Europe will also be reinstated from June 24. ARKIA The Israeli airline said all its flights to and from Israel are cancelled until June 30, except to New York. Flights to Eilat are cancelled until June 28. DELTA AIR LINES The US carrier said that travel to, from, or through Tel Aviv may be impacted between June 12 and August 31. EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES As of June 24, the Israeli airline began increasing flights and adding frequencies from key destinations. Starting next week, it added, flights will operate as scheduled, except for a few cancelled flights. ETIHAD AIRWAYS Etihad said that it had cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until July 15. EMIRATES Emirates said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran and Iraq until and including June 30. FINNAIR The Finnish airline cancelled its flights to and from Doha through June 30, as well as flight AY1982 on July 1. Finnair added that it was not flying through the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, or Israel. FLYDUBAI The UAE airline said it was planning to resume its full schedule across the network from July 1. It will resume operations to Damascus and Tel Aviv on June 26. IAG IAG-owned British Airways said that its flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended until July 31 and flights to Amman and Bahrain are suspended up to and including June 30. The airline also suspended flights to and from Doha up to and including June 25. IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, had previously said that it had cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv until June 30. Iberia will resume its flights to Doha on June 27. ITA AIRWAYS The Italian Airline said that it would extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, including two flights scheduled on Aug 1. JAPAN AIRLINES The Japanese carrier cancelled its flights to Doha until July 2. LUFTHANSA GROUP Lufthansa said that it had suspended all flights to and from Beirut until and including June 30 and to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran until and including July 31. Flights to and from Amman and Erbil are cancelled until and including July 11. The German airline added that it would also refrain from using airspace of the countries concerned until further notice. PEGASUS The Turkish airline said that it had cancelled flights to Iran until July 7 and flights to Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan until July 4. QATAR AIRWAYS Qatar Airways said that it had temporarily cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Syria. RYANAIR Ryanair said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv and to and from Amman until Oct 25. TAROM Romania's flag carrier said that flights to Tel Aviv will resume starting on June 26 and added that flights to Beirut will restart on the night of June 27-28. TUS AIRWAYS The Cypriot airline said it has resumed operations to and from Israel. UNITED AIRLINES The US carrier said that travel to and from Tel Aviv may be affected between June 13 and Aug 1. Flights to Dubai between June 18 and July 3 may also be affected. WIZZ AIR Wizz Air said it had suspended its operations to and from Tel Aviv and Amman until September 15 and was cancelling flights to and from the United Arab Emirates until June 30. The Hungarian airline will also avoid overflying Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian airspace until further notice. - REUTERS
TimesLIVE
4 days ago
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Airlines suspend Middle East flights
Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations due to air space closures and safety concerns. As the conflict entered a new phase after the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, some airlines moved to cancel flights to hubs like Dubai and Qatar's Doha. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: AIRBALTIC Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30 had been cancelled. AEROFLOT Russia's Aeroflot said that it had cancelled flights between Moscow and Tehran, and made changes to other routes in the Middle East. AIR EUROPA The Spanish airline said that it has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until July 31. AIR FRANCE-KLM The French flag carrier suspended flights to Tel Aviv until July 14 and to and from Beirut until June 25. Air France is also cancelling flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until June 24. KLM said that it had cancelled all its flights to and from Tel Aviv until at least July 1 and added that some flights to, from or via Beirut until June 29 may be disrupted. DELTA AIR LINES The US carrier said that travel to, from, or through Tel Aviv may be affected until August 31. EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES The carrier said that it had cancelled its regular flight schedule for EL AL and Sundor through June 27. Additionally, flights scheduled to depart through July 15 have been closed for new bookings until the security situation becomes clearer. ETIHAD AIRWAYS Etihad said it had cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until July 15. EMIRATES Emirates said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran (Tehran) and Iraq (Baghdad and Basra) until and including June 30. FINNAIR The Finnish airline cancelled its flights to and from Doha through to June 30, as well as flight AY1982 on July 1. Finnair added that it is not flying through the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria or Israel. FLYDUBAI Flydubai said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria until June 30. IAG IAG-owned British Airways said that its flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended until July 31 and flights to Amman and Bahrain are suspended up to and including June 30. The British carrier was set to resume Dubai and Doha flights on June 23 after cancelling routes to and from those airports the day before. IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, had previously said that it had cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv until June 30. Iberia cancelled its flights to Doha or Dubai until June 24. ISRAIR The Israeli airline said that it had cancelled all its flights from and to Israel until June 30. Israir is stopping the sale of all its flights until July 7 (inclusive). ITA AIRWAYS The Italian Airline said that it would extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, including two flights scheduled on August 1. LUFTHANSA GROUP Lufthansa said that it had suspended all flights to and from Beirut until and including June 30 and to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran until and including July 31. Flights to and from Amman and Erbil are cancelled until and including July 11. The German airline added that it would also refrain from using the airspace of the countries concerned until further notice. PEGASUS The Turkish airline said that it had cancelled flights to Iran until July 30 and flights to Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan until June 30. QATAR AIRWAYS Qatar Airways said that it had temporarily cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Syria. RYANAIR Ryanair said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30. SINGAPORE AIRLINES The Asian carrier cancelled flying from Singapore to Dubai until June 25. TAROM Romania's flag carrier said that it had suspended all commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until June 24. TUS AIRWAYS The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel scheduled until June 30 (inclusive). Flights scheduled for departure between July 1 and July 7 are currently closed for sale, pending further developments, it said. UNITED AIRLINES The US carrier said that travel to and from Tel Aviv may be affected between June 13 and August 1. Flights to Dubai between June 18 and July 3 may also be affected. WIZZ AIR Wizz Air said it had suspended its operations to and from Tel Aviv and Amman until September 15. The Hungarian airline will also avoid overflying Israeli, Iraqi, Irani and Syrian airspace until further notice.
