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British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport in Londonn on January 10, 2017 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
July 26, 2019, 2:15 pm
British Airways resumes flights to Cairo after week’s halt
Airline does not offer details on possible threat that prompted cancellations
By Agencies and TOI staff
Illustrative: Lufthansa Airlines planes at the Frankfurt airport in Germany (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
July 22, 2019, 8:32 am
Lufthansa resumes Cairo flights, British Airways stays away
Egypt’s minister of civil aviation meets with Britain’s ambassador, who apologizes for not informing Egyptian authorities before applying week-long flight suspension
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport during a cabin crew strike in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 21, 2019, 12:54 am
British Airways suspends Cairo flights over unspecified security risk
Airline does not offer details on possible threat, Lufthansa also cancels flights for one day; British Foreign Office updates travel warning for Egypt
By AFP
A KLM Royal Dutch airplane (Wikimedia commons/ Arpingstone/ Public Domain)
June 21, 2019, 12:31 pm
Many international airlines halt Hormuz-routed flights amid US-Iran crisis
FAA bars US-registered aircraft from flying in airspace, citing ‘potential for miscalculation, misidentification’ after Iran downs drone; several top global companies follow suit
By Agencies and TOI staff
An Air France Boeing 747. (CC BY/Andy_Mitchell_UK via Flickr.com)
August 23, 2018, 8:16 pm
Air France, British Airways to end flights to Tehran as US reimposes sanctions
European airlines increasingly halting business in Iran, citing negative financial outlook, despite efforts to salvage nuclear deal
By AFP
This file photo taken on June 06, 2016 shows an airplane of the German airline Lufthansa landing at Barcelona's airport in El Prat de Llobregat. (AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO)
December 27, 2017, 1:31 am
Flight from Tel Aviv to Munich makes emergency landing in Bulgaria
Lufthansa aircraft evacuated safely in Sofia after smell of burning spreads through cabin
By TOI staff
In this March 22, 2017, photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
October 25, 2017, 9:55 pm
New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers
American citizens and foreigners to face interviews before boarding flights in all departure points flying to US
By Jon Gambrell
A Lufthansa plane which returned to Munich when an engine failed, April 21, 2016 (Ksenia Svetlova)
September 21, 2017, 12:45 pm
Lufthansa plane makes emergency landing in Tel Aviv after engine fails
German carrier forced to circle back to Ben Gurion less than 30 minutes after takeoff
By TOI staff
This file photo taken on June 06, 2016 shows an airplane of the German airline Lufthansa landing at Barcelona's airport in El Prat de Llobregat. (AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO)
July 25, 2017, 3:19 am
5 BDS activists prevented from boarding flight to Israel
Jewish Voice for Peace delegation told Israeli government ordered airline not to let them on board
By JTA
A group of Israelis on a Lufthansa flight stand silently at the time of the siren marking the start of Memorial Day. (Screen capture: Ynet)
May 1, 2017, 9:33 am
Israelis on Lufthansa flight stand for Memorial Day siren
‘Exactly at this time in Israel millions of people are standing in honor of the fallen,’ one man explains to bewildered passengers
By TOI staff
This file photo taken on June 06, 2016 shows an airplane of the German airline Lufthansa landing at Barcelona's airport in El Prat de Llobregat. (AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO)
April 18, 2017, 5:09 pm
Plane detours due to Israeli – drunk, scared in the lavatory
Tel Aviv man gets 3-month suspended sentence for causing trans-Atlantic flight to make an emergency landing
By TOI staff
A Lufthansa A380 at Miami International Airport (YouTube screenshot)
December 13, 2016, 8:08 am
Bomb scare cleared on Lufthansa flight diverted to JFK
Authorities say nothing suspicious found on plane after threat of attack called in to airline’s Germany headquarters
By AP and TOI staff
A Lufthansa A380 at Miami International Airport (YouTube screenshot)
December 13, 2016, 5:40 am
Lufthansa flight diverted to JFK over bomb threat
Plane from Houston to Frankfurt lands safely after threat of attack is received by phone; authorities search jet
By AP and TOI staff
This file photo taken on June 06, 2016 shows an airplane of the German airline Lufthansa landing at Barcelona's airport in El Prat de Llobregat. (AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO)
August 3, 2016, 1:15 am
Lufthansa warns ‘horrific’ terror is driving down ticket sales
German airline reports ‘advance bookings, especially on long-haul flights to Europe, have fallen significantly’
By Tom BARFIELD
Illustrative: Lufthansa Airlines planes at the Frankfurt airport in Germany (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
May 13, 2016, 2:01 pm
Lufthansa ordered to compensate passengers for 2014 Gaza war cancellation
Israeli court demands high payout from German carrier ‘to encourage passengers to exercise their rights’
By TOI staff
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