Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Published: 02:11 PM,Nov 20,2024 | EDITED : 06:11 PM,Nov 20,2024
Three Airbus A320neo aircraft of Lebanon's flag carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA)
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.
Some of the airlines that have canceled services to and from the region:
AEGEAN AIRLINES: The Greek airline has canceled flights to and from Beirut until March 29.
AIR ALGERIE: The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIR FRANCE-KLM: Air France has suspended Paris-Beirut flights until Jan. 5. The group's low-cost unit Transavia has canceled flights to and from Amman and Beirut until the end of March.
CORENDON AIRLINES: The Turkish airline canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January
EGYPTAIR: The Egyptian carrier in September said it had suspended flights to Beirut until 'the situation stabilizes'.
EMIRATES: The UAE airline has canceled flights to Beirut until Dec. 31 and to Baghdad until Nov. 30.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES: The Ethiopian carrier has suspended flights to Beirut until further notice, it said in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.
FLYDUBAI Flights between Dubai and Beirut remain suspended, while flights to Iraq and Iran are operating, a flydubai spokesperson said on Oct. 30.
Vueling has canceled operations in Amman until further notice.
IRAN AIR: The Iranian airline has canceled Beirut flights until further notice.
IRAQI AIRWAYS: The Iraqi national carrier has suspended flights to Beirut until further notice.
LOT: Its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for April 1.
LUFTHANSA GROUP: Swiss, part of the group, said flights for Tehran are canceled until Jan. 31, 2025, and to Beirut until Feb. 28.
Swiss has canceled flights to Beirut until Jan. 18.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.
PEGASUS: The Turkish airline has canceled flights to Beirut until Nov. 30.
QATAR AIRWAYS: The Qatari airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon.
SUNDAIR: The German airline canceled flights to Beirut from Berlin until Feb. 28, from Bremen until March 26, and from Muenster/Osnabrueck until March 29.
TAROM: Romania's flag carrier has suspended Beirut flights until Dec. 20.
Some of the airlines that have canceled services to and from the region:
AEGEAN AIRLINES: The Greek airline has canceled flights to and from Beirut until March 29.
AIR ALGERIE: The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.
AIR FRANCE-KLM: Air France has suspended Paris-Beirut flights until Jan. 5. The group's low-cost unit Transavia has canceled flights to and from Amman and Beirut until the end of March.
CORENDON AIRLINES: The Turkish airline canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January
EGYPTAIR: The Egyptian carrier in September said it had suspended flights to Beirut until 'the situation stabilizes'.
EMIRATES: The UAE airline has canceled flights to Beirut until Dec. 31 and to Baghdad until Nov. 30.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES: The Ethiopian carrier has suspended flights to Beirut until further notice, it said in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.
FLYDUBAI Flights between Dubai and Beirut remain suspended, while flights to Iraq and Iran are operating, a flydubai spokesperson said on Oct. 30.
Vueling has canceled operations in Amman until further notice.
IRAN AIR: The Iranian airline has canceled Beirut flights until further notice.
IRAQI AIRWAYS: The Iraqi national carrier has suspended flights to Beirut until further notice.
LOT: Its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for April 1.
LUFTHANSA GROUP: Swiss, part of the group, said flights for Tehran are canceled until Jan. 31, 2025, and to Beirut until Feb. 28.
Swiss has canceled flights to Beirut until Jan. 18.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.
PEGASUS: The Turkish airline has canceled flights to Beirut until Nov. 30.
QATAR AIRWAYS: The Qatari airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon.
SUNDAIR: The German airline canceled flights to Beirut from Berlin until Feb. 28, from Bremen until March 26, and from Muenster/Osnabrueck until March 29.
TAROM: Romania's flag carrier has suspended Beirut flights until Dec. 20.