(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:
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia’s airBaltic plans to resume flights between Riga and Tel Aviv on Sept. 17, it said via email on Sept. 16.
AIR FRANCE-KLM
KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26.
The Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until Nov. 3.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier suspended scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
CATHAY PACIFIC
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.
DELTA AIR LINES
The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through Oct. 31.
EASYJET
The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.
IAG
IAG-owned Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling cancelled its operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12, 2025, it said in an e-mailed comment. Flights to Amman have been cancelled until further notice, the airline added.
LOT
The Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, while flights to Tel Aviv are now operating regularly, it said in an e-mailed comment on Sept. 10.
LUFTHANSA GROUP
The German airline group said on Sept. 17 it was suspending all connections to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran up to and including Sept. 19. The airline had resumed flights to Tel Aviv on Sept. 5, while flights to Beirut will remain suspended through Sept. 30.
Swiss International Air Lines, also a part of the Lufthansa Group, separately said it had suspended flights to Beirut until the end of October.
RYANAIR
Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26, citing “operational restrictions”.
SUNDAIR
The German airline cancelled all flights between Bremen and Beirut until Oct. 23.
SUNEXPRESS
SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.
UNITED AIRLINES
The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons.
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”.
