BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa Group extended its avoidance of Iranian and Iraqi airspace on Wednesday as Middle East tensions rise, and now will bypass the area up to and including Aug. 13, it said.
The German group, which includes carriers Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings, said it will also suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and the Iraqi city of Erbil up to and including Aug. 13 based on its latest security analysis.
Tensions in the region have spiralled in the last week following the killing in Tehran of Palestinian militant group Hamas’ head and an Israeli strike on Beirut’s suburbs that killed a top commander in Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah.
(Writing by Miranda Murray; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
