Factbox-Airlines suspend flights to Israel after Houthi attack on airport

(Reuters) – Some global airlines have again halted their flights to and from Tel Aviv after a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel on May 4 landed near the country’s main international airport.

Foreign airlines had begun to resume flights to Israel after a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas in January. Many carriers had halted them for much of the last year and a half since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

Below are carriers that have again cancelled their flights:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline said it will operate as usual from May 19, including flight A3928 on May 18.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia’s airBaltic said it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until May 20.

AIR FRANCE-KLM

The group’s Dutch arm KLM suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until May 30.

AIR INDIA

The Indian flag carrier said that flights to and from Tel Aviv would remain suspended until May 25.

DELTA AIR LINES

The U.S. carrier said its flights to and from Tel Aviv may be impacted between May 4 and May 25.

IAG

IAG-owned British Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until June 14.

IAG’s low-cost airline, Iberia Express, has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until May 31.

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian carrier has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until May 25.

LOT

The Polish carrier has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until May 19.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv through May 25.

RYANAIR

Europe’s biggest budget airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 4.

UNITED AIRLINES

The Chicago-based airline said its flights to and from Tel Aviv may be impacted between May 4 and May 18.

(Reporting by Tiago Brandao in Gdansk; editing by Elaine Hardcastle, Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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