Updates with Wizz Air resuming flights
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Concerns about conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.
Below are some of the airlines that have suspended services to and from the region:
AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT
The Greek airline in August cancelled flights to and from Beirut until March 29.
AIR ALGERIE
The Algerian airline has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice, it said on Aug. 1.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Jan. 28. It announced the suspension in late September.
AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA
Air France has extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until Jan. 17 and Paris-Beirut flights until Jan. 31.
KLM will extend its temporary suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and will not fly until the end of March.
The group's low-cost unit Transavia has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until end-March.
AIR INDIA
The Indian flag carrier has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, it said on Aug. 12.
CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 25, 2025. It suspended its flights to Israel in August.
CORENDON AIRLINES
The Turkish airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until January.
DELTA AIR LINES DAL.N
The U.S. carrier has paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through March 2025. The suspension was announced on Sept. 19.
EASYJET EZJ.L
EasyJet EZJ.L will not rush to resume flights to Tel Aviv after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, its incoming CEO said on Nov. 27. The UK budget airline had previously suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until March.
EMIRATES
UAE's state-owned airline has cancelled flights to Beirut and to Baghdad until Jan. 31. The suspension started in late September.
FLYDUBAI
Flights to Beirut remain temporarily suspended, a flydubai spokesperson said on Dec. 30.
IAG ICAG.L
IAG-owned British Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025.
IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until March 29 while Vueling will keep operations to and from Tel Aviv suspended throughout the first quarter of 2025.
IRAN AIR
The Iranian airline has cancelled Beirut flights until further notice. The suspension was announced in late September.
ITA AIRWAYS
The Italian carrier has extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through Jan. 31, a suspension that has been in place since Sept. 30.
LOT
The Polish carrier plans its first scheduled flight to Beirut for April 1. It had suspended its flights to Lebanon in August.
LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE
The German airline group has extended the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv until Jan. 31.
Flights to Tehran are cancelled until Jan. 31 and to Beirut until Feb. 28.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS, has suspended flights to Beirut until March 31.
PEGASUS PGSUS.IS
The Turkish airline said on Jan. 2 that it was "carrying out Beirut flights during daylight hours from Istanbul and Antalya".
RYANAIR RYA.I
Europe's biggest budget airline plans to operate a full schedule of flights from Tel Aviv this summer, senior executive Eddie Wilson said on Jan. 9.
SUNDAIR
The German airline has cancelled flights between Beirut and Bremen until March 26. The cancellation started on Sept. 23.
UNITED AIRLINES UAL.O
The Chicago-based airline confirmed on Dec. 30 that its flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended. The suspension started on July 31.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The UK carrier has suspended Tel Aviv flights until the end of March. The suspension has been in place since September.
WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L
The Hungary-based airline resumed flights to and from Tel Aviv from Jan. 15, after having paused most of them since October.
(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Compiled by Tiago Brandao, Charlotte Bawol and Alejandra Rosales; editing by Jason Neely, Jonathan Oatis, Kevin Liffey and Milla Nissi)
((Tiago.Brandao@thomsonreuters.com))
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