Tensions in the Middle East: Air France flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut may resume this Tuesday

2024-08-26 23:49:37

The decision may change, depending on the “evolution of the security situation”. Suspended since Sunday, Air France and Transavia flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut should resume “from Tuesday,” the airline said in a press release on Monday.

“At this stage, and under the developments in the security situation at the destination, the company plans to resume its connections between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Beirut (Lebanon), and between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel-Aviv (Israel) , suspended from August 25, 2024” due to worsening tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, “on Tuesday August 27, 2024”, explained the carrier. “The continuation of operations will is under daily evaluation of the situation on the ground,” continued Air France, which has provided one connection per day to two destinations since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Customers “having a reservation for flights from/to Beirut or Tel Aviv scheduled before September 1, 2024” can postpone or cancel their trip free of charge, the company further emphasized. The start of flights on Tuesday also involves Transavia, the group’s low-cost subsidiary, confirmed one of its spokesmen.

“Providing the highest level of security”

Israel said on Sunday it had hit a major Hezbollah attack by carrying out several attacks in Lebanon, but the Lebanese group said it had managed to launch hundreds of drones and rockets at Israeli positions to avenge the death of one of them. .

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The leading European airline, German Lufthansa, announced on Friday to suspend its flights to Beirut until September 30, and until September 2 for Tel Aviv and Tehran.

Air France has already suspended Paris-Beirut routes between July 29 and August 15, but has not recently suspended connections with Tel Aviv. “The company constantly monitors the evolution of the geopolitical situation in the areas that will be flooded by its aircraft in order to ensure the highest level of safety and flight security,” he assured in his press release.