Italy’s ITA Airways is suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv “due to the geopolitical developments in the Middle East and to ensure the safety of its passengers and crews”, the airline said in a statement on its website. “Due to the geopolitical developments in the Middle East and to ensure the safety of its passengers and crews, ITA Airways has decided to suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv from August 1, until August 6 included. The situation is constantly evolving. Please check the flight status in the Flight Info section on our website before heading to the airport.” says the ITA Airways statement
A number of airlines have cancelled or suspended flights as Lebanon braces for retaliation from Israel since a strike on Saturday in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers. Hezbollah has denied blame.
Air Algerie has also temporarily suspended all flights to and from Lebanon until further notice, the Algerian state TV said .
Germany’s Lufthansa Group and its unit Swiss International Air Lines have cancelled all passenger and cargo flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect through Aug. 8, spokespeople for the airlines said.
“The reason for this is the current development in the region,” a Lufthansa spokesperson said.
The German airline group has also extended a halt on its flights to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut through Aug. 12, according to the spokesperson.
Swiss International is also suspending flights from Zurich to Tel Aviv through Aug. 8 and to Beirut through Aug. 12, a spokesperson for the company said.
