Major international carriers are continuing to halt service to Tel Aviv as the conflict with Iran intensifies, with Delta Air Lines announcing it will pause all flights to Israel through June 1, shortly after United Airlines said it would suspend its service until June 15.

Other airlines have followed suit, with flyDubai confirming that it is canceling all routes to Israel until April 30.

The Lufthansa Group — including Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, and Lufthansa — has also extended its suspension of Tel Aviv flights through April 2. Meanwhile, Hungary’s low-cost carrier Wizz Air stated it will not resume service to Israel until at least April, with reports indicating that some scheduled April flights have already been scrapped.

British budget airline easyJet has taken an even longer view, canceling all flights to Israel for the foreseeable future and not expecting to return to Tel Aviv before October.

Currently, foreign airlines are unable to operate at Ben Gurion Airport due to a NOTAM issued by Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority, which significantly limits activity in the country’s airspace. In addition, both the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have issued advisories cautioning against flights in the region.

flyDubai, in particular, has been affected by the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf. Dubai’s airport has recently come under threat from Iran and has even been targeted by suicide drones.

Although Israel’s Transportation Ministry granted flyDubai special authorization to land and conduct rescue operations to bring Israelis home, the airline ultimately decided not to restart its flights.

{Matzav.com}