2023-10-08 12:45:47
As shootings and ground fighting continue this Sunday, the day after a surprise and massive Hamas attack in Israel, multiple airlines announced the cancellation of their flights to and from Tel Aviv for this weekend. We take stock.
Air France-KLM
“Air France is monitoring the evolution of the situation in Israel in real time,” the company told Le Parisien, adding that “in coordination with the French DGAC and the Israeli authorities,” it is “suspending its service until further notice.” of Tel Aviv. “As a result, flights scheduled to and from Tel Aviv on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9 are canceled. » It is specified that “commercial measures are in place, allowing customers to postpone or cancel their trip free of charge”.
“Air France reminds that the safety of its customers and its crews is its absolute priority,” continues the company, which assures that it “permanently monitors the evolution of the geopolitical situation of the territories served and flown by its aircraft in order to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security. »
The company’s next flight, flight AF984, was scheduled to leave Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 9:10 p.m. to reach Tel Aviv, where its arrival was scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 a.m. local time. This and subsequent flights to and from Tel Aviv are canceled.
Transavia
Transavia, the “low cost” sector of the Air France-KLM group, announced in a press release that it would cancel all its flights to Tel Aviv until Monday inclusive. “Transavia France cancels its flights to Tel Aviv and departing from Paris Orly and Lyon Saint-Exupéry on Sunday October 8 (2 flights from Paris Orly) and Monday October 9 (3 flights from Paris Orly and 1 flight from Lyon Saint-Exupéry) », Specified the company.
Lufthansa
The German group, Europe’s leading carrier, is canceling its flights to and from Tel Aviv until Monday inclusive due to “the security situation”, after the launch of a surprise military offensive by Hamas, a spokesperson said. -speech Saturday evening to AFP. “Given the current situation in Israel, Lufthansa is canceling all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Monday inclusive,” the spokesperson said.
Brussels Airlines
The Belgian company Brussels Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, announced the same decision. The company says it is “ready to cooperate with the authorities to organize repatriations or relief flights”. The situation is “very unpredictable”, explained a spokesperson to AFP. A new update will be made Monday morning to consider the future.
Iberia
The Spanish company indicated on social networks that its low-cost subsidiary Iberia Express was canceling its flights to or from Tel Aviv on Saturday “due to the situation in Israel”.
ITA Airways
The Italian company announced on X that it had canceled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until Sunday morning “to preserve the safety of passengers and crew”.
LOT
The Polish company said it had canceled its flights linking the Polish capital to Tel Aviv on Saturday “due to the situation in Israel”. She did not provide information on the coming days.
Aegean
The Greek company Aegean Airlines announced on
Swiss
The Swiss airline announced that it would suspend its flights to Tel Aviv from Saturday evening until further notice.
After a thorough and ongoing review of the current security situation, Swiss continued to operate flights from Zurich to Tel Aviv and Tel Aviv to Zurich at midday on Saturday, the company told Keystone-ATS.
Austrian Airlines
The Austrian company announced to AFP that it was canceling all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Monday and was “continuously evaluating the situation”.
Wizz Air
The Hungarian company announced on its website that it would cancel all its flights to and from Israel this Sunday, indicating that it will communicate in due time on the connections for the following days.
Air Canada
The Canadian company suspended its flights to Tel Aviv, from Toronto and Montreal for 48 hours from Sunday, the Canadian government announced.
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