
Passengers look at a departure board at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 7, 2023, as flights are canceled because of the Hamas surprise attacks. The conflict sparked major disruption at Tel Aviv airport, with American Airlines, Emirates, Lufthansa, and Ryanair among carriers with canceled flights. AFP
On the arrivals board at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport American Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines were among those pulling flights.
However, airport authorities did not stop commercial air links with Eilat, Israel's second international airport and tourist destination on the Red Sea.
"Given the current security situation in Tel Aviv, Lufthansa is canceling all flights to and from Tel Aviv up until and including Monday, a spokesman for the German carrier told AFP.
The airline was "monitoring the security situation in Israel," he added.
Brussels Airline, part of the Lufthansa group, also canceled Tel Aviv flights.
Air France said it had halted Tel Aviv flights "until further notice".
"Commercial measures are in place, allowing customers to postpone or cancel their trip free of charge", an Air France spokesman said.
Air France-KLM group's low-cost carrier Transavia announced it was canceling all flights from Paris and Lyon to Tel Aviv up to and including Monday.
Spanish airline Iberia announced that its budget subsidiary Iberia Express was canceling its Tel Aviv flights.
Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways canceled its flight until Sunday morning at the earliest "to protect the safety of passengers and crew".
Spanish airline Iberia announced that its budget subsidiary Iberia Express was canceling its Tel Aviv flights.
In Warsaw, Polish carrier LOT said it had canceled its flights from the Polish capital on Saturday.
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