Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Air France, Lufthansa others said to nix Israel flights as Hezbollah vow response to pager blasts
An Air France Airbus A320 approaches for landing in Lisbon at sunrise, October 10, 2023. (AP/Armando Franca)
Airlines have started to cancel flights to Israel, apparently anticipating a potential Hezbollah reprisal after thousands were injured in a series of pager blasts in Lebanon and Syria.
Hebrew media says Air France has called off its Tel Aviv-Paris flights for the next 48 hours.
And Germany’s Lufthansa is said to have immediately halted its flights to Israel.
Also holding off on flights for the next 48 hours are Swiss International Air Lines and Brussels Airlines.
