Airlines suspend flights over clashes between Israel and Hezbollah
Al Jazeera
British Airways suspends flights until Wednesday, while Air France pauses services until Monday.
Multiple airlines have suspended flights to Israel after Israeli forces and Lebanese group Hezbollah engaged in their heaviest clashes since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza.
British Airways said on Sunday that it would cancel all flights to and from Israel until Wednesday, while Air France announced the suspension of services to Tel Aviv and Beirut until Monday.
Etihad, Ethiopian Airlines and Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz also announced the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv scheduled for Sunday.
Virgin Atlantic said it would extend its earlier suspension of flights between London and Tel Aviv until September 25 following a review of the situation.
Meanwhile, Jordan’s Royal Jordanian suspended flights to Beirut on Sunday, citing the “current situation”, state-run news agency Petra reported.
