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Monday, August 12, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 12, 2024
Lufthansa, Swiss Air cancel flights to Israel, Lebanon until August 21
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has extended its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil up to and including Aug. 21, the airline says amid fears of an escalation in conflict in the Middle East.
Lufthansa will not be using Iranian and Iraqi airspace during that period, it adds in an emailed statement.
At the same time, Swiss International Air Lines says it has also extended the suspension of its flights to and from Tel Aviv and Beirut up to and including August 21.
It adds that it will avoid airspace over Iran, Iraq and Israel until that date.
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