Air Canada announced yesterday that the suspension of flights to Israel is being extended until 8 September and will not be resumed on 8 June, 2025 as previously expected. The airline suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv last year.
Air Canada and major international airlines suspended flights to and from Israel in the wake of air strikes carried out by Yemen’s Houthi group targeting Ben Gurion airport on 4 May, 2025.
Polish airline LOT, Germany’s Lufthansa, France’s Air France, Italy’s ITA, as well as the American airlines Delta and United, and Britain’s British Airways, have all suspended flights to and from Israel for varying periods, some extending until mid-June.
The cancellation includes all airlines under the Lufthansa Group, such as SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings. Affected passengers can re-book their tickets for future travel dates at no additional cost or opt for a full refund.
Previously, the airline group announced that it had suspended flights to Tehran, Iran until end-January and to Beirut, Lebanon until end-February, both in countries involved in the wider conflict, which broke out in October 2023.
International airlines suspended on Sunday morning all flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion international airport after a missile fired by the Yemeni Houthi group landed near the airport.
Following a ceasefire deal with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in January, foreign carriers had begun to resume flights to Israel after halting them for much of the last year and a half since October 2023.
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) said it cancelled Sunday’s flight from JFK in New York to Tel Aviv and the return flight from Tel Aviv on Monday. United (UAL.O) cancelled its twice daily flights between Tel Aviv and Newark while it monitors the situation.
ITA said it had cancelled flights from Italy to Israel through Wednesday, while Air France cancelled flights on Sunday, saying customers were transferred to flights on Monday.
TUS flights to and from Cyprus were cancelled through Monday, while Air India flights from New Delhi were halted on Sunday.
Ryanair suspended flights on Sunday but flights are still scheduled for Monday, according to the Israel Airports Authority. Wizz also halted flights.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
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