Airlines suspend Israel flights
Adds Delta's extension of flight cancellations
Jan 19 (Reuters) -International airlines suspended hundreds of flights to and from Tel Aviv, as well as some to Lebanon and Jordan, at the outset of the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7.
Some carriers have since resumed flights to and from Tel Aviv.
Below are airlines that have provided an update on flights to Israel:
AFRICA
Royal Air Maroc cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Feb. 1.
NORTH AMERICA
American Airlines AAL.O temporarily suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv through March 29.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N cancelled flights between Tel Aviv and New York through April 30.
United Airlines UAL.O said that flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended until conditions allow them to resume.
Air Canada AC.TO cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, saying it would resume the route "as soon as the situation stabilises".
ASIA
Hainan Airlines 600221.SS, the only Chinese airline to fly between China and Israel, cancelled flights connecting Beijing and Shanghai to Tel Aviv from Oct. 12 to Oct. 31. There has been no further update on its website.
Cathay Pacific 0293.HK cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including March 28.
Korean Air 003490.KS cancelled flight scheduled for Oct. 9 between Incheon and Tel Aviv, and said it expected future flights to be irregular. There has been no further update on its website.
Air Astana cancelled a flight from Almaty to Tel Aviv on Oct. 8. It later said more flights may be cancelled if the situation escalates. There has been no further update on its website.
Azerbaijan Airlines cancelled flights from Baku to Tel Aviv and back scheduled for Oct. 10. There has been no further update on its website.
EUROPE
Germany's Lufthansa LHAG.DE and its Swiss and Austrian units as well as Eurowings resumed flights to Israel from Jan. 8.
Air France-KLM AIRF.PA will resume flights to Israel from Jan. 24 with three weekly trips.
Ryanair RYA.I, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Jan. 8. There has been no further update on its website.
Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air WIZZ.L extended cancellation of flights to Tel Aviv from January until March, Bloomberg News reported.
Britain's easyJet EZJ.L paused flights to Tel Aviv through Nov. 30 and said it was reviewing its flying programme to Tel Aviv on a regular basis. There has been no further update on its website.
IAG-owned ICAG.L British Airways suspended flights to Tel Aviv up to and including Jan. 31.
Virgin Atlantic paused flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 16.
Norwegian Air NAS.OL cancelled flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to Tel Aviv and return flights through Dec. 19. There has been no further update on its website.
Finnair FIA1S.HE said it cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 29.
Icelandair ICEAIR.IC cancelled remaining flights to Tel Aviv scheduled for October. There has been no further update on its website.
Vueling, also owned by IAG, cancelled flights to or from Tel Aviv, as well as to or from Beirut until Jan. 28.
Spanish airline Air Europa is scheduled to resume flights to Israel on Feb. 1.
Portugal's TAP suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv without providing a timeframe.
Italy's ITA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Jan. 31.
Greece's Aegean Airlines AGNr.AT has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Nov. 30 and Beirut until Nov. 27. There has been no further update on its website.
Cyprus Airways suspended its Larnaca-Tel Aviv route until further notice, effective Oct. 12.
Air Malta cancelled several return trips through Nov. 18, saying it would adjust operations as needed. There has been no further update on its website.
Bulgaria Air cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv without providing a timeframe.
Poland's LOT said flights from Tel Aviv may be delayed or cancelled.
MIDDLE EAST
Emirates Airline suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, without providing a timeframe.
Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS and Pegasus Airlines PGSUS.IS halted flights to Israel until further notice.
Gulf Air cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until Nov. 19. There has been no further update on its website
Etihad Airways resumed scheduled passenger and cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv on Oct. 11.
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Compiled by Alessandro Parodi, Joao Manuel Mauricio and Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, additional reporting by Joanna Plucinska; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Barbara Lewis, Milla Nissi, Alexander Smith and Anil D'Silva
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