There is a continuing threat of military escalation in the Middle East. The Lufthansa Group is therefore cancelling further flights to the crisis region.
The Lufthansa Group has cancelled its flights to the crisis region of the Middle East for another week. All flights to and from Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil will remain suspended until Wednesday (21 August), the company announced in Frankfurt. Until then, the Group’s companies will also not use the airspace over Iraq and Iran. The previous flight ban was in effect until Tuesday (13 August).
The background to this is the tensions between Israel and Iran, which have raised fears of a war in the region – far beyond the Gaza Strip. Lufthansa is offering free cancellations to travelers with tickets up to and including August 31. The flight ban applies to all of the group’s airlines and to both cargo and passenger aircraft. In addition to the core airline, the Lufthansa Group also includes Swiss, Austrian, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings.
