Lufthansa Group extends flight suspensions to and from Middle East

Lufthansa Group said on Tuesday that its airlines had extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Tehran amid an escalation of an armed conflict in the Middle East.

Flights to and from Tel Aviv will be suspended through Oct. 31, while flights to and from Beirut and Tehran will be suspended through Nov. 30 and Oct. 14, respectively, the group said in a statement.

Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings are all part of the Lufthansa Group.

Israel said on Tuesday that intense fighting had erupted with Hezbollah in south Lebanon after its paratroopers, commandos and armoured units launched raids at the start of a ground incursion.