Greece, a significant hub for travel to the Middle East and the southeastern Mediterranean, has suspended flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv.
Aegean Airlines, one of Greece’s primary carriers, has halted flights to and from Beirut until October 31, and Tel Aviv until this Sunday, as tensions in the region continue to rise.
Following a large missile attack on Tel Aviv, Eurocontrol, the pan-European air traffic control agency, issued a stark warning to pilots about the growing conflict.
“A major missile attack has been launched against Israel in the last few minutes,” it said in an urgent navigation bulletin. “The entire country is currently under a missile warning.”
Eurocontrol also announced the closure of Jordanian and Iraqi airspace, as well as a key crossing point into airspace controlled by Cyprus.
Greek Australians and Cypriot Greek Australians, currently in Greece or Cyprus, or travel to the Middle East are advised to remain vigilant and check for updates online, through travel agents, or their booked airline.
Below is a list of airlines which have suspended their services:
* AEGEAN AIRLINES – Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until October 31 and to and from Tel Aviv until Sunday
* AIR ALGERIE – Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice
* AIRBALTIC – Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 31
* AIR EUROPA – Spanish airline cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Wednesday
* AIR FRANCE-KLM – Air France on Monday suspended Paris-Tel Aviv and Paris-Beirut flights until October 8
* KLM – Cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, with the Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost unit Transavia cancelling flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until November 3
* AIR INDIA – Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice
* BULGARIA AIR – The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until October 15
* CATHAY PACIFIC – Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025
* DELTA AIR LINES – US carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through December 31
* EASYJET – UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said
* EMIRATES – UAE’s state-owned airline cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut until October 8
* FLYDUBAI – The Emirati airline on Monday cancelled Dubai-Beirut flights until October
* IAG – IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through October 7, the airline said in an e-mailed comment
* IRAN AIR – The Iranian airline cancelled all flights to Beirut until further notice, a company spokesman told local media including the Tasnim news agency on September 28
* IRAQI AIRWAYS – The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice, Iraq’s transportation ministry said
* ITA AIRWAYS – Italy’s ITA Airways extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through October 31
* LOT – Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice.
* LUFTHANSA GROUP – The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, on Tuesday extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 31 and Beirut until November 30; flights to Tehran are suspended until October 14 for the group and until October 26 for the Lufthansa airline
* PEGASUS – Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until October 7, a company spokesperson said.
* QATAR AIRWAYS – The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice
* RYANAIR – Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26, citing “operational restrictions”
* SUNDAIR – German airline cancelled Berlin-Beirut and Bremen-Beirut flights until October 31
* SUNEXPRESS – Joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Beirut through December 17
* UNITED AIRLINES – Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons
* VIRGIN ATLANTIC – UK airline extended the pause of its flights to and from Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025, a spokesperson said in an e-mailed comment
* VUELING – Spanish low-cost carrier cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until January 12, 2025, while flights to Amman were cancelled until further notice
* LEBANESE AIRSPACE ALERTS – Britain advised UK airlines not to enter Lebanese airspace from August 8 until November 4 citing “potential risk to aviation from military activity”