Factbox: Airlines suspend Israel flights
30/01/2024 14:11
(Updates Italy's ITA and Poland's LOT entries)
Jan 30 (Reuters) - International airlines suspended
hundreds of flights to and from Tel Aviv, as well as some to
Lebanon and Jordan, at the outset of the Israel-Hamas war that
began on Oct. 7.
Some carriers have since resumed flights to and from Tel
Aviv.
Below are airlines that have provided an update on flights
to Israel:
AFRICA
Royal Air Maroc cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv
through Feb. 1.
NORTH AMERICA
American Airlines AAL.O temporarily suspended all flights
to and from Tel Aviv through March 29.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N cancelled flights between Tel Aviv
and New York through April 30.
United Airlines UAL.O said that flights to Tel Aviv remain
suspended until conditions allow them to resume.
Air Canada AC.TO cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv
until further notice, saying it would resume the route "as soon
as the situation stabilises".
ASIA
Hainan Airlines 600221.SS , the only Chinese airline to fly
between China and Israel, cancelled flights connecting Beijing
and Shanghai to Tel Aviv from Oct. 12 to Oct. 31. There has been
no further update on its website.
Cathay Pacific 0293.HK cancelled flights to and from Tel
Aviv up to and including March 28.
Korean Air 003490.KS cancelled flight scheduled for Oct. 9
between Incheon and Tel Aviv, and said it expected future
flights to be irregular. There has been no further update on its
website.
Air Astana cancelled a flight from Almaty to Tel Aviv on
Oct. 8. It later said more flights may be cancelled if the
situation escalates. There has been no further update on its
website.
Azerbaijan Airlines cancelled flights from Baku to Tel Aviv
and back scheduled for Oct. 10. There has been no further update
on its website.
EUROPE
Germany's Lufthansa LHAG.DE and its Swiss and Austrian
units as well as Eurowings resumed flights to Israel from Jan.
8.
Air France-KLM AIRF.PA said on Jan. 9 it would resume
flights to Israel from Jan. 24 with three weekly trips.
Ryanair RYA.I , Europe's largest airline by passenger
numbers, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Jan. 8.
There has been no further update on its website.
Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air WIZZ.L extended
cancellation of flights to Tel Aviv from January until March,
Bloomberg News reported.
Britain's easyJet EZJ.L paused flights to Tel Aviv through
Nov. 30 and said it was reviewing its flying programme to Tel
Aviv on a regular basis. There has been no further update on its
website.
IAG-owned ICAG.L British Airways suspended flights to Tel
Aviv up to and including Jan. 31.
Virgin Atlantic paused flights to and from Tel Aviv until
March 16.
Norwegian Air NAS.OL cancelled flights from Copenhagen and
Stockholm to Tel Aviv and return flights through Dec. 19. There
has been no further update on its website.
Finnair FIA1S.HE said it cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv
until Oct. 29.
Icelandair ICEAIR.IC cancelled remaining flights to Tel
Aviv scheduled for October. There has been no further update on
its website.
Vueling, also owned by IAG, cancelled flights to or from Tel
Aviv, as well as to or from Beirut until Jan. 28.
Spanish airline Air Europa is scheduled to resume flights to
Israel on Feb. 1.
Portugal's TAP suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv
without providing a timeframe.
Italy's ITA Airways will resume its flights between Tel Aviv
and Rome as of March 1, starting with three weekly return trips.
Greece's Aegean Airlines AGNr.AT has cancelled all flights
to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 30 and Beirut until Nov. 27.
There has been no further update on its website.
Cyprus Airways suspended its Larnaca-Tel Aviv route until
further notice, effective Oct. 12.
Air Malta cancelled several return trips through Nov. 18,
saying it would adjust operations as needed. There has been no
further update on its website.
Bulgaria Air cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv
without providing a timeframe.
Poland's LOT said its flights to Tel Aviv have resumed as of
Jan. 28.
MIDDLE EAST
Emirates Airline suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv,
without providing a timeframe.
Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS and Pegasus Airlines PGSUS.IS
halted flights to Israel until further notice.
Gulf Air cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until Nov. 19.
There has been no further update on its website
Etihad Airways resumed scheduled passenger and cargo
services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv on Oct. 11.
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(Compiled by Alessandro Parodi, Joao Manuel Mauricio and
Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, additional reporting by Joanna
Plucinska; Editing by Milla Nissi, Anil D'Silva and Mark Potter)
((Alessandro.Parodi@thomsonreuters.com))