Germany’s Lufthansa Group, which incorporates Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airways, Brussels Airways and EuroWings, introduced right now that the suspension of flights to Israel is being prolonged till Might 31. The choice is one other of many by overseas airways which have canceled flights to Israel after a Houthi missile hit Ben Gurion airport firstly of final week, however when it comes from Lufthansa, it’s significantly worrying information for the native aviation market.
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Lufthansa is taken into account a serious and influential participant within the business and serves as a “barometer” for the state of overseas airline operations in Israel: when it chooses to keep away from operations within the area, different airways, particularly smaller and extra cautious ones, are inclined to comply with go well with.
In latest days, efforts have been made by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to convey the Lufthansa Group again to Israel, and excursions of representatives from Swiss have been carried out at Ben Gurion Airport to reveal the airport’s air protection methods. The tour didn’t obtain its purpose, and Lufthansa Group has formally introduced one other extension.
If Lufthansa resumes flights on the finish of the extension interval, night time flights can be canceled, and the potential of returning solely morning flights is now being examined.
In the meantime United Airways has suspended Israel flights till June 13 and Air Canada till September 8.
Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on Might 13, 2025.
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Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on Might 13, 2025.
© Copyright of Globes Writer Itonut (1983) Ltd., 2025.
