Sunday, August 25, 2024 Airlines across the world are rerouting and cancelling services due to conflict in the Middle East what has been described as the biggest disruption to air travel since 9/11. Tensions escalated after Iran’s drone and missile strike on Israel on April 13. This includes budget airline easyJet cancelling all flights to Israel until at least October 27.
The intervention caused ‘chaos’ in the aviation industry – further narrowing options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia – with over 10 airlines cancelling or rerouting flights in the following week. Luton-based easyJet had previously suspended flights until April 21, but has now extended the ban to cover the entire summer season. easyJet Besides pausing flights to and from Israel – which only operates in and out of Tel Aviv in the country – easyJet routes remain unaffected.
A spokesman said on April 16: ‘As a result of the continued evolving situation in Israel, easyJet has now taken the decision to suspend its flights to Tel Aviv for the remainder of the summer season. ‘Customers booked to fly on this route up to this date are being offered options, including a full refund.’ Lufthansa German airline Lufthansa has suspended regular flights to and from Tel Aviv, Erbil (Iraq) and Amman (Jordan) up to and including April 16.
Flights to Beirut (Lebanon) and Tehran (Iran) will remain suspended until at least April 18, with all Iranian airspace also being unused in that time. The de.