The Lufthansa group of carriers says it is resuming night flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, but with a short stopover in Athens on some routes.
Since January 155, the Lufthansa group – whose carriers also include SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings – had been operating all flights to and from Tel Aviv as daytime flights since January 15 in anticipation of potential hostilities with Iran.
The group says night flights by German carrier Lufthansa from Tel Aviv now have a short stopover in Athens through February 28, so crews will not have an overnight stay in Israel. Night flights on SWISS routes from Tel Aviv, which resume on February 16, will also include a short stopover in Athens for crew changes.
“The group continues to closely monitor developments and adjust its operations accordingly,” Lufthansa says in a statement. “The safety of passengers and crew is always our top priority.”
Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings will operate direct nonstop flights to and from Tel Aviv. The Lufthansa group will operate a total of 65 weekly flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport.
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