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Wizz Air halts flights to Israel over next day due to ‘escalating situation in region’

View of a Wizz Air flight taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
Budget carrier Wizz Air announces it’s cancelling all flights to and from Israel and Jordan over the coming day, citing “the escalating situation in the region.”
A statement from Wizz says the pause will be in effect until August 4.
— Wizz Air (@wizzair) August 2, 2024