In the wake of the Hamas militant attack on Israel, several foreign airlines have halted flight operations with Tel Aviv, claiming they were waiting for improved safety conditions before restarting.
On Saturday, the Islamist group’s fighters carried out the worst invasion of Israeli territory since the Yom Kippur War fifty years ago, killing 700 Israelis and kidnapping others. In response, Israel attacked the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
United Airlines (UAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), and American Airlines (AAL.O), as well as Air France (AIRF.PA) and Finland’s Finnair (FIA1S.HE), said on Sunday that they had halted direct flights.
Typically, American Airlines provides direct flights from large cities like New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Miami.
United stated that it had operated two planned flights from Israel to the United States late on Saturday and early on Sunday but had paused operations “until conditions allow them to resume.”
According to Delta personnel, flights “have been canceled into this week” as they monitor the situation and adjust schedules as needed.
Easyjet (EZJ.L), a British airline, announced that it had stopped flying to Tel Aviv on Sunday and Monday and would change the times of its flights in the coming days.
Flights between Tel Aviv and Shanghai were canceled on Monday due to the security situation in Israel, according to Hainan Airlines (600221. SS), the sole Chinese airline that flies between China and Israel.
It said it would keep operating flights between Tel Aviv and Beijing and the southern tech hotspot of Shenzhen while canceling cancellation penalties up to October 20. Further information on the next trip will be made available on Thursday, according to Cathay Pacific (0293. HK), which stated that it also canceled its route between Hong Kong and Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
According to Korean Air (003490. KS), it canceled its Monday trip from the port city of Incheon to Tel Aviv and anticipated erratic future operations.
