French airline "Air France" (Air France) announced today that it is suspending flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut at least until tomorrow, August 26, due to the escalation of tensions between Israel and Lebanon, reported Agence France-Presse, quoted by BTA.
Given the situation, flights for today and tomorrow have been cancelled, a representative of the air carrier said. At the same time, he noted that the deadline can be extended, specifying that an assessment of the current situation will be made tomorrow.
After the end of the new coronavirus pandemic "Air France" usually operates one flight per day to these destinations. Between July 29 and August 15, it suspended flights between Paris and Beirut, but had not recently stopped flights to Tel Aviv, notes AFP.
The largest European airline - the German "Lufthansa" (Lufthansa), announced the day before yesterday that due to the danger of deepening the conflict in the region, it is extending until September 30 the period for which its flights to Beirut are suspended, and until September 2 for those to Tel Aviv and Tehran.
Tonight the British air carrier "British Airways" (British Airways) announced it was canceling flights to and from Tel Aviv until at least Wednesday due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
"Security has always been our absolute priority,", an airline spokesperson emphasized.
The Israel Civil Aviation Authority announced this morning that flights to and from Tel Aviv have resumed after departures were delayed and landings diverted to other airports in the country.
Israel announced it had thwarted a large-scale attack by Hezbollah, carrying out multiple strikes in Lebanon, but the Lebanese movement said it was able to attack Israeli positions with hundreds of drones and rockets to avenge the death of a by their leaders.
Beirut airport continues to operate normally, although some airlines, including "Royal Jordainian" (Royal Jordanian) and "Etihad Airways" (Etihad Airways), canceled their flights.