(Reuters) – International airlines have suspended hundreds of flights to and from Tel Aviv, as well as some to Lebanon and Jordan, in reaction to the Israel-Hamas war.
Below are airlines that have temporarily halted flights:
AFRICA
Royal Air Maroc cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Dec. 31.
NORTH AMERICA
American Airlines temporarily suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv through Dec. 4.
Delta Air Lines cancelled flights between Tel Aviv and New York through Nov. 21.
United Airlines suspended direct flights to Tel Aviv “until conditions allow them to resume”. The airline added that travel to or from Jordan’s capital Amman might be impacted.
Air Canada cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, saying it would resume the route “as soon as the situation stabilises”.
ASIA
Hainan Airlines, the only Chinese airline to fly between China and Israel, cancelled flights connecting Beijing and Shanghai to Tel Aviv from Oct. 12 to Oct. 31.
Cathay Pacific cancelled flights between Hong Kong and Tel Aviv up to and including Dec. 31.
Korean Air cancelled flight scheduled for Oct. 9 between Incheon and Tel Aviv, and said it expected future flights to be irregular.
Air Astana cancelled a flight from Almaty to Tel Aviv on Oct. 8. It later said more flights may be cancelled if the situation escalates.
Azerbaijan Airlines cancelled flights from Baku to Tel Aviv and back scheduled for Oct. 10.
EUROPE
Germany’s Lufthansa and its units Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Nov. 30. It also cancelled flights to Lebanon up to and including Nov. 14.
Air France-KLM suspended services to Tel Aviv “until further notice” and cancelled flights until Nov. 30. Its Transavia France unit cancelled flights through Dec. 21.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Nov. 6.
Hungarian Wizz Air cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
Britain’s easyJet paused flights with Tel Aviv through Nov. 30.
IAG-owned British Airways suspended flights to Tel Aviv up to and including Nov. 14.
Virgin Atlantic paused flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 21.
Norwegian Air cancelled flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to Tel Aviv and return flights through Dec. 19.
Finnair suspended flights to Tel Aviv until March 30, 2024.
Icelandair cancelled remaining flights to Tel Aviv scheduled for October.
Vueling, also owned by IAG, cancelled all scheduled flights to or from Tel Aviv until Nov. 15 and to or from Beirut until Nov. 11. Flights until Nov. 30 were temporarily withdrawn from sale pending possible changes. Iberia suspended flights to Israel for the foreseeable future.
Air Europa, another Spanish airline, cancelled some flights to Israel scheduled for October and November.
Portugal’s TAP suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv without providing a timeframe.
Italy’s ITA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 30.
Greece’s Aegean Airlines cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 10 and Beirut until Oct. 31.
Cyprus Airways suspended its Larnaca-Tel Aviv route, effective Oct. 12.
Air Malta cancelled several return trips through Oct. 18, saying it would adjust operations as needed.
Bulgaria Air cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv without providing a timeframe.
Poland’s LOT said flights from Tel Aviv may be delayed or cancelled.
MIDDLE EAST
Emirates Airline suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 30.
Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines halted flights to Israel until further notice.
Gulf Air cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until Nov. 19.
Etihad Airways resumed scheduled passenger and cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv on Oct. 11.
(Compiled by Alessandro Parodi and Joao Manuel Mauricio in Gdansk, additional reporting by Joanna Plucinska; editing by Bernadette Baum, Barbara Lewis and Milla Nissi)
