Tuesday, July 22, 2014

U.S., Canadian, And European Airlines Have Halted Flights To Israel For 24 - 36 Hours



European Airlines Halt Flights To Israel Due To Instability -- Reuters

* Delta, United suspend operations to Tel Aviv until further notice
* American cancels flight from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
* Lufthansa, KLM, Air France also suspend Israel flights (Recasts throughout with FAA statement, details on European carriers)

July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. air carriers Delta Air Lines , American Airlines Group and United Airlines on Tuesday halted flights to Israel under directions from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ensure passenger safety as turmoil in the region has intensified.

The U.S. moves were swiftly followed by flight stoppages from European carriers, including Germany's Lufthansa, Air-France and Dutch airline KLM. Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest carrier, said it halted its flights through Wednesday, citing the situation on the ground in Tel Aviv.

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More News On U.S., Canadian, And European Airlines Halting Flights To Israel For 24 - 36 Hours

F.A.A. Halts U.S. Flights to Israel -- NYT
U.S. airlines prohibited from flying to or from Tel Aviv -- Washington Post
FAA Bans US Flights to Tel Aviv Airport -- VOA
FAA Tells Airlines to Halt Israel Flights on Rocket Fire -- Bloomberg Businessweek
US and European airlines halt Israel flights -- BBC
Airlines Scrap Israel Flights Over Missile Fear -- AP
European airlines follow FAA ban on flights to Israel -- Jerusalem Post
Major American and European airlines suspend flights to and from Israel -- RT
Air France, Lufthansa suspend flights to Tel Aviv -- AP
Air France suspends all flights to Tel Aviv due to security situation -- Reuters
Dutch carrier KLM cancels Tel Aviv flight for security reasons -- Reuters
Lufthansa says suspends service to Tel Aviv for 36 hours -- Reuters
Israel-Gaza conflict: Air Canada cancels Tel Aviv flight over safety concerns -- CBC News
Tel Aviv airport safe for carriers -Israel regulator -- Reuters

2 comments:

James said...

This just proves the necessity of Israel clearing the out the Hamas missile threat. They cannot let exist a an air embargo subject to the whims of Hamas and international agencies.

War News Updates Editor said...

This crosses so many red lines .... Israel has no option but to escalate in a major way.