Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

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:

AEGEAN AIRLINES
The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Oct. 31 and to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 21.

AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 31.

AIR EUROPA
The Spanish airline cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 20.

AIR FRANCE-KLM
Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until Oct. 15 and Paris-Beirut flights until Oct. 26. KLM extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until the end of this year at least. The Franco-Dutch group's low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until end-March.

AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

BULGARIA AIR
The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until Oct. 31.

CATHAY PACIFIC
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 25, 2025.

CYPRUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 13.

DELTA AIR LINES
The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through Dec. 31.

EASYJET
The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025.

EMIRATES
UAE's state-owned airline cancelled flights to Beirut through Oct. 15 and flights to and from Iraq and Iran until Oct. 16.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
The Ethiopian carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice, it said in a Facebook post on Oct. 4.

FLYDUBAI
The Emirati airline suspended Dubai-Beirut flights until Oct. 31, a flydubai spokesperson said.

IAG
IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Oct. 26.

IAG's low-cost airline Iberia Express cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 31, while Vueling cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12, 2025, and to Amman until further notice.

IRAN AIR
The Iranian airline cancelled Beirut flights until further notice.

IRAQI AIRWAYS
The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice.

ITA AIRWAYS
Italy's ITA Airways extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through Oct. 31.

LOT
The Polish flag carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 26, while its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for April 1, 2025.

LUFTHANSA GROUP
The German airline group suspended flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 31, to Tehran until Oct. 26 and to Beirut until Nov. 30.

It will not use Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice, aside from a corridor used for flights to and from Erbil. Israeli airspace will not be used until Oct. 31.

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.

PEGASUS
The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until Oct. 28.

QATAR AIRWAYS
The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, while flights to Amman will operate during daylight hours only.

RYANAIR
Europe's biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until the end of December. Group CEO Michael O'Leary on Oct. 3 told journalists the suspension was likely to be extended until the end of March.

SUNDAIR
The German airline cancelled flights from Berlin, Bremen and Muenster/Osnabrueck to Beirut until Dec. 8.
UNITED AIRLINES
The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future.

TAROM
Romania's flag carrier extended the suspension of Beirut flights until Oct. 22.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The UK carrier extended suspension of Tel Aviv flights until end-March 2025.

WIZZ AIR
The Hungary-based airline suspended flights to and from Israel and Jordan through Oct. 13.