German airline Lufthansa announced it would extend the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty file photo).
German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday that it was extending the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2 and to Beirut until September 30.
However, previously suspended services to Amman in Jordan and Erbil in Iraq will resume on August 27, with flights to Erbil operating via a “northern corridor” of Iraqi airspace.
The airline had previously stated that it would avoid all Iraqi and Iranian airspace.
The move comes amid regional tensions between Israel, Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no signs of ending.
Delta Air Lines announced on Wednesday that it will extend the suspension of flights to Israel for another month, until October 31.
“Delta continuously monitors the evolving security situation and evaluates our operations based on security policies and intelligence reports,” the airline said in a travel advisory.
Delta’s announcement came after American Airlines extended its flight suspension between the United States and Tel Aviv until March 29 next year. American Airlines posted a notice on its website over the weekend.
Both airlines said customers with tickets for flights that are now being cancelled can generally rebook at no additional cost or cancel their trip and receive a refund.
Delta allows its customers to use its website to rebook flights with partner airlines El Al and Air France.
American said it will work with its partners to provide customers with flights between Israel and European cities with onward flights to the United States.
El Al, Israel’s national carrier, has been forced to cut fares on four destinations amid a backlash over alleged “price gouging.” The airline had previously released financial results showing it made record profits during the Gaza war.
The airline announced on Wednesday that ticket prices for flights to Larnaca in Cyprus, as well as to Athens, Vienna and Dubai, had been fixed until December. This happened after a meeting between the company’s chairman and Economy Minister Nir Barakat, Israeli media reported.
“As many foreign airlines have cancelled flights, the aim is to enable Israelis to leave the country and arrive at international airports from where they can fly to any destination in the world at affordable prices per person,” the airline said in a statement published in The Daily Mail newspaper. Haaretz.
For the rest of the year, the fare for a round-trip economy class flight to Larnaca is $199, for a round-trip flight to Athens is $299, and for Vienna and Dubai it is $349.
Delta, American and United Airlines all suspended flights to Israel shortly after the war began on October 7. United recently announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely.
Many other international airlines also suspended flights to Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, but some later resumed flights.
Airlines that continue to fly to Israel include British Airways, Air France, Wizz Air and Flydubai.
