Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to Middle East tensions

Sas AB

15/04/2024 10:15

April 15 (Reuters) - Iran's missile and drone attacks on
Israel on Friday further narrowed options for airlines
navigating between Europe and Asia.
    While Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon reopened their
airspaces on Sunday, some routes continue to be affected. 
    Below are airlines that have provided an update on flights:
        
  
    CANCELLED
    Germany's Lufthansa  LHAG.DE  suspended its regular flights
to and from Tel Aviv, Erbil and Amman up to and including
Monday. Flights to Beirut and Tehran will remain suspended until
at least Thursday.
    KLM canceled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Tuesday,
a spokesperson for the Dutch arm of Air France KLM  AIRF.PA 
said on Monday.
    Britain's easyJet  EZJ.L  on Sunday paused operations to and
from Tel Aviv without providing a timeframe.
    Wizz Air  WIZZ.L  said it had cancelled most of its flights
to and from Tel Aviv on Saturday through Monday.
    Finnair  FIA1S.HE  suspended operations in Iranian airspace
until further notice, which may cause longer flight times on
flights from Doha. A spokesperson said the Finnish carrier will
reroute over Egypt, resulting in delays of a "few minutes".
    A SAS  SAS.ST  spokesperson said flights between Copenhagen
and Bangkok fly partially over the region, and one flight had to
reroute on the night between Saturday and Sunday.
    IAG-owned  ICAG.L  Iberia Express said on the X social media
it would cancel flights to Tel Aviv on Sunday and Monday.
    United Airlines  UAL.O  cancelled Sunday's planned flight
from Newark to Tel Aviv, it said in an emailed statement to
Reuters.
    Air Canada  AC.TO  warned of long delays and cancellations
on its Israel flights, and cancelled flights to Tel Aviv on
Monday and Tuesday.
    Australia's Qantas Airways  QAN.AX  said on Saturday it had
temporarily rerouted flights between Perth and London.
    China Southern Airlines  600029.SS  cancelled Sunday's
flight to Iran, and Hainan Airlines  600221.SS  said it is
monitoring the situation and evaluating whether an upcoming
flight to Israel can fly normally, Chinese business outlet Yicai
reported.
    Air India decided to temporarily halt flights to Tel Aviv,
The Economic Times reported on Sunday.
    Israel's El Al Airlines cancelled 15 flights scheduled for
Saturday and Sunday.
    Smaller Israeli carrier Arkia said it was making adjustments
to its flight schedule after initially postponing flights to
Athens, Milan and Geneva. 
    Some Fly Dubai flights were affected by the closure of
airspaces, a statement from the Emirati airway was quoted as
saying on state news agency WAM.
    
    CANCELLED/RESUMED
    Etihad Airways cancelled services to Tel Aviv, Israel And
Amman, Jordan on Sunday, but said it planned to operate
scheduled passenger and cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Tel
Aviv, Amman and Beirut from Monday. It warned "there may still
be a risk of some knock-on disruption" through Monday.
    Emirates Airlines resumed scheduled operations to and from
Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq from Sunday afternoon, a spokesperson
said.
    Qatar Airways also resumed services to Amman, Beirut and
Baghdad, it said in a post on X on Sunday.

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Iran attack on Israel adds to airline troubles in Middle East   
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-attack-israel-adds-airline-troubles-middle-east-2024-04-15/
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WRAPUP 13-US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory
action against Iran    https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-netanyahu-vows-victory-after-iran-strikes-fears-wider-conflict-grow-2024-04-14/
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 (Compiled by Alessandro Parodi, Joao Manuel Mauricio and
Tristan Veyet in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi)
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JoaoManuel.VicenteMauricio@thomosnreuters.com;
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