New Delhi. Keeping in mind the safety of passengers amid the ongoing tension in the Middle East, many major airlines including Air India have suspended their flights to the region.
Concerned about the safety of passengers, crew and aircraft, many major airlines have stopped or temporarily suspended their services. In such a situation, passengers planning to travel to the Middle East may have to change their plans.
Several airlines, including Air India, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, and Delta Airlines, have halted services to Tel Aviv, Beirut and other destinations due to security reasons.
These airlines stopped services
- Air India: The Indian airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until further notice.
- Air Algérie: The Algerian airline has cancelled its flights to Lebanon until further notice.
- Air France-KLM: Air France had cancelled services to Beirut and Tel Aviv till 19 September. However, services do not seem to be resuming even today. At the same time, KLM has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv till 26 October and services to Beirut and other destinations till 31 March 2025.
- Cathay Pacific: This Hong Kong-based airline has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until March 2025.
- Delta Airlines: The US carrier has suspended flights between New York and Tel Aviv until December 31, 2024.
- Lufthansa Group: The German airline has halted all services to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 19, while services to Beirut have been suspended until September 30.
Passengers please keep yourself updated
Flights have been suspended due to tension in the Middle East. Now passengers may have to change their travel plans. In such a situation, passengers are advised to keep in touch with their airlines and keep getting updates. Only then should they plan for the journey.