German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday the suspension of its flights to Beirut until October 16 amid escalating tensions in the region.
One week after the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, a spokesperson for Europe’s largest airline told AFP that this decision was motivated by “the current situation in the Middle East.”
A similar decision was made by Eurowings, Lufthansa’s low-cost airline. To date, it is the first and only international airline to suspend its flights to Lebanon.
One week ago, Lufthansa, like many other international airlines, announced the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv “due to the security situation,” with services set to resume on October 22.
