FACTBOX-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise Updates Aegean Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Emirates, flydubai, LOT, Lufthansa and Wizz Air Oct 4 (Reuters) - Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Oct.

UPDATE 2-Frankfurt airport faces disruptions due to air traffic system fault Updates paragraph 1 with issue resolved BERLIN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Frankfurt Airport warned on Friday of flight delays and cancellations due to a technical problem with the German traffic control system but later said that the issue had been resolved . DFS, which operates German air traffic control, has detected a nationwide problem in data transmission but it appears to be improving, a spokesperson s aid , adding that o

BRIEF-Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Lufthansa Technik Equips Latam’S 777 Aircraft With Aeroshark Oct 4 (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG LHAG.DE : LUFTHANSA TECHNIK EQUIPS LATAM’S 777 AIRCRAFT WITH AEROSHARK BASED ON THE POSITIVE RESULTS, LATAM NOW PLANS TO RETROFIT FOUR MORE BOEING 777 AIRCRAFT WITH AEROSHARK Further company coverage: LHAG.DE (Gdans

Airlines avoid Iranian airspace, hiking up flight times and fuel costs By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Airlines are largely avoiding Iranian airspace in their flights over the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightRadar24, lengthening flight times and hiking up fuel costs as worries over a retaliatory attack from Israel targeting Iran grow.

Possible air transport tax would be 'disaster' for France, industry says PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A possible tax on air transport would be disastrous for the French economy, according to airline industry groups. Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government has announced targeted tax hikes to shore up France's finances, with the country facing a shortfall of about 60 billion euros ($66 billion).