German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it was extending the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv to November 10th as Israel is at war in Gaza and Lebanon.
It added that the group's Eurowings airline also "will extend the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv up to and including November 30th".
The Lufthansa group -- whose carriers also include Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines -- has repeatedly modified its flight schedule in recent months due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, as have other carriers.
Its flights to Teheran and Beirut have also already been suspended, until October 31st and November 30th respectively.
The Lufthansa group has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv regardless of their origin. So not only flights from Germany are temporarily cancelled, but also from all other international airports that would normally connect.
Lufthansa had already announced that it would avoid Israeli airspace up until at least October 31st and that it would not use Iranian and Iraqi airspace "until further notice", except for a corridor in Iraqi airspace for departures and arrivals to Erbil.
According to Lufthansa's website, passengers affected can rebook for a later travel date free of charge or opt for a full refund.
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With reporting by Paul Krantz.
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