Air India suspends Tel Aviv flights temporarily amid Israel-Iran tensions

Air traffic disrupted: Air India has anunced that its flights from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till 30th August amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.  

airline, which is owned by Tata group, h resumed services to Tel Aviv on March 3 after a hiatus of nearly five months. This decision comes after Air India h previously suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv on October 7, 2023, following a Hamas attack on Israeli city.

Middle East air carriers resume operations 

After initial rerouting, major airlines in Middle East have anunced resumption of operations in region following Iran's launch of numerous drones and missiles at Israel over Saturday night into Sunday. According to a spokesperson, Emirates Airlines, which h previously cancelled and rerouted some flights due to temporary air closures, is w reinstating scheduled operations to and from Jordan, Leban, and Iraq starting Sunday afteron.

Similarly, Qatar Airways has resumed services to Amman, Beirut, and Baghd, as stated in a post on X. Etih Airways is also planning to resume scheduled passenger and cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, Amman, and Beirut from Monday onwards.

However, Etih cautioned that despite return to rmalcy after temporary air closures in parts of Middle East, re may still be some risk of disruption on Monday, April 15th.

"Some of our flights have been impacted by temporary closure of certain airs in region," stated Fly Dubai, United Arab Emirates airline, as quoted on state news ncy WAM.

(With PTI and Reuters inputs)