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Escalating Israel-Iran Strikes Ground Regional Flights and Trigger Travel Alerts

Airlines have cancelled or rerouted services to Tel Aviv as governments issue high-level travel advisories over security risks.

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Overview

  • El Al Airlines has cancelled all flights to Europe, Tokyo and Moscow through June 23 due to Israel’s closed airspace.
  • Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport remains closed indefinitely after Israel launched a missile attack on Iran.
  • EasyJet has suspended Luton-to-Tel Aviv flights until August 1, Ryanair has extended its pause to September and Wizz Air is rerouting flights over alternative routes for 72 hours.
  • The UK Foreign Office upgraded its travel advice for Israel to red and warned that most travel insurance policies could be invalidated.
  • Israel’s National Security Council placed Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Jordan under Level 4 travel warnings and urged avoiding transit through those areas.