Airlines Cautiously Resume Flights to Middle East Region
(Reuters) -Concerns about conflict in the Middle East have prompted airlines to suspend flights to the region, but with the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in place, some are cautiously resuming their services.
Below are some of the airlines that have suspended services and those that have recently begun resuming them:
AEGEAN AIRLINES
The Greek airline in August cancelled flights to and from Beirut until March 29.
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice, it said on Aug. 1.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Feb. 28. It announced the suspension in late September.
AIR FRANCE-KLM
Air France plans to gradually resume flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv from Jan. 25. It also expects to resume services between Paris and Beirut in the coming weeks, it said on Jan. 21.
Low cost unit Transavia France plans to resume flights between Paris-Orly and Tel Aviv on Jan. 28 and those between Paris and Beirut "as soon as possible", Air France added.
KLM has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until end-March 2025.
Transavia Netherlands has said it will not fly to Lebanon and Jordan until at least the end of March, while Tel Aviv flights have been removed from schedule until further notice.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, it said on Aug. 12.
CATHAY PACIFIC
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 25, 2025. It suspended its flights to Israel in August.
CORENDON AIRLINES
The Turkish airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January.
DELTA AIR LINES
The U.S. carrier has paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through March 2025. The suspension was announced on Sept. 19.
EASYJET
The UK budget airline plans to resume flights to and from Tel Aviv from June 1, it confirmed in an emailed statement on Jan. 21.
EMIRATES
UAE's state-owned airline has cancelled flights to Beirut and to Baghdad until Jan. 31. The suspension started in late September.
FLYDUBAI
Flights to Beirut remain temporarily suspended, a flydubai spokesperson said on Dec. 30.
IAG
IAG-owned British Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025.
IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until March 29 while Vueling will keep operations to and from Tel Aviv suspended throughout the first quarter of 2025.
IRAN AIR
The Iranian airline has cancelled Beirut flights until further notice. The suspension was announced in late September.
ITA AIRWAYS
The Italian carrier will resume flights between Rome and Tel Aviv from Feb. 1, initially with one daily flight and from Feb. 16 with an additional nighttime flight, it said on Jan. 20. The suspension had been in place since Sept. 30.
LOT
The Polish carrier plans its first scheduled flight to Beirut for April 1. It had suspended its flights to Lebanon in August.
LUFTHANSA GROUP
The German airline group will resume flights to and from Tel Aviv from Feb. 1, it said on Jan. 16. Flights to Tehran are cancelled until Feb. 14 and to Beirut until Feb. 28.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Beirut until March 31.
PEGASUS
The Turkish airline said on Jan. 2 it was carrying out Beirut flights during daylight hours from Istanbul and Antalya.
RYANAIR
Europe's biggest budget airline plans to operate a full schedule of flights from Tel Aviv this summer, senior executive Eddie Wilson said on Jan. 9.
SUNDAIR
The German airline has cancelled flights between Beirut and Bremen until March 26. The suspension started on Sept. 23.
TURKISH AIRLINES
Turkish Airlines has said it will start flights to Damascus in Syria on Jan. 23.
UNITED AIRLINES
The Chicago-based airline confirmed on Dec. 30 that its flights to Tel Aviv remained suspended. The suspension started on July 31.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The UK carrier has suspended Tel Aviv flights until the end of March. The suspension has been in place since September.
WIZZ AIR
The Hungary-based airline has resumed flights to Tel Aviv and Amman as of Jan. 16.
(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Compiled by Tiago Brandao, Charlotte Bawol and Alejandra Rosales; editing by Jason Neely, Jonathan Oatis, Kevin Liffey and Milla Nissi)
