The Turkish airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January
Published : 29 Jan 2025, 07:33 PM
Concerns about conflict in the Middle East have prompted airlines to suspend flights to the region, but with the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in place, some are cautiously resuming their services.
Below are some of the airlines that have suspended services and those that have recently begun resuming them:
AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT
The Greek airline in August cancelled flights to and from Beirut until March 29.
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice, it said on Aug 1.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Feb 28. It announced the suspension in late September.
AIR FRANCE
Air France began gradually resuming flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv from Jan 25. It said on Jan 21 it expected to resume services between Paris and Beirut in the coming weeks.
Low cost unit Transavia France resumed flights between Paris-Orly and Tel Aviv on Jan 28 and plans to restart those between Paris and Beirut "as soon as possible", Air France said.
KLM has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until end-March 2025.
Transavia Netherlands has said it will not fly to Lebanon and Jordan until at least the end of March, while Tel Aviv flights have been removed from schedule until further notice.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, it said on Aug. 12.
CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct 25, 2025. It suspended its flights to Israel in August.
CORENDON AIRLINES
The Turkish airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January.
DELTA AIR LINES DAL.N
The US carrier said on Jan. 23 it would restart its daily nonstop service from New York to Tel Aviv on April 1. The suspension was announced on Sept 19.
EASYJET EZJ.L
The UK budget airline plans to resume flights to and from Tel Aviv from June 1, it confirmed in an emailed statement on Jan 21.
EMIRATES
UAE's state-owned airline will resume flights to Beirut and Baghdad on Feb 1, with a second daily flight to Beirut set to debut from April 1, it said on Jan 24. The suspension started in late September.
FLYDUBAI
Flights to Beirut remain temporarily suspended, a flydubai spokesperson said on Dec 30.
IAG
IAG-owned British Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025.
IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until March 29 while Vueling will keep operations to and from Tel Aviv suspended throughout the first quarter of 2025.
IRAN AIR
The Iranian airline has cancelled Beirut flights until further notice. The suspension was announced in late September.
ITA AIRWAYS
The Italian carrier will resume flights between Rome and Tel Aviv from Feb 1, initially with one daily flight and from Feb 16 with an additional nighttime flight, it said on Jan 20. The suspension had been in place since Sept 30.
LOT
The Polish carrier plans its first scheduled flight to Beirut for April 1. It had suspended its flights to Lebanon in August.
LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE
The German airline group will resume flights to and from Tel Aviv from Feb 1, it said on Jan. 16. Flights to Tehran are cancelled until Feb 14 and to Beirut until Feb 28.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Beirut until March 31.
PEGASUS PGSUS.IS
The Turkish airline said on Jan 2 it was carrying out Beirut flights during daylight hours from Istanbul and Antalya.
RYANAIR RYA.I
Europe's biggest budget airline plans to operate a full schedule of flights from Tel Aviv this summer, senior executive Eddie Wilson said on Jan 9.
SUNDAIR
The German airline has cancelled flights between Beirut and Bremen until March 26. The suspension started on Sept 23.
TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS
Turkish Airlines has said it will start flights to Damascus in Syria on Jan 23.
UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O
The Chicago-based airline confirmed on Dec 30 that its flights to Tel Aviv remained suspended. The suspension started on July 31.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The UK carrier has suspended Tel Aviv flights until the end of March. The suspension has been in place since September.
WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L
The Hungary-based airline has resumed flights to Tel Aviv and Amman as of Jan 16.