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Middle East: Lufthansa, others cancel flights to Beirut
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Lufthansa said the suspension was a precautionary move amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines also postponed the return of some of its flights to Beirut, citing insurance risks.
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Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport
Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is Lebanon’s only airportImage: Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu/picture alliance
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Germany’s Lufthansa said on Monday it had suspended five routes to and from Beirut by the group’s carriers — Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings and Lufthansa — until July 30 amidescalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
The German national airline said the move was “in an abundance of caution.”
Lufthansa had previously suspended nighttime flights to and from Beirut for July.
Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines (MEA) postponed the return of some of its flights, citing insurance risks.
Meanwhile, flight tracking website Flightradar24 data showed Turkey’s SunExpress and Turkish Airlines and its subsidiary Ajet canceled flights scheduled to land in Beirut on Monday.
Other flight services, such as Greek carrier Aegean Airlines and Ethiopian Air, also followed suit.
The simmering conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah had already disrupted flights and shipping across the region.
