British Airways announced on Thursday that it is suspending its London-Tel Aviv services until the end of the month due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.
"We have made the operational decision to cancel our flights to Tel Aviv up to and including Saturday 26 October 2024," the company stated.
The airline previously operated a daily return flight from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Irish budget carrier Ryanair also revealed on Thursday that it is suspending flights to Israel until at least the end of January, and likely until the end of March. Additionally, Ryanair is halting its four weekly flights to Jordanian capital Amman—two from Madrid and two from Charleroi in Belgium—until the end of October.
"We apologise but... we cannot take the risk of flying our aircraft crew or passengers to that area in the Middle East," said CEO Michael O'Leary.
"If there is a ceasefire, we will restart our flights to Tel Aviv pretty quickly, and to Amman. We are very keen to go back to both Tel Aviv and Jordan," he added.
