FRANKFURT: The German airline group Lufthansa has suspended flights to Israel and Iraq until early Saturday after Israel reportedly carried out retaliatory strikes against arch-rival Iran.
According to AFP, services by airlines of the group to Tel Aviv in Israel and Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan were suspended until 0500 GMT amid the “current situation”, in the region
According to spokesperson of the group, as a precautionary measures, the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines also decided stop flights to the capital of Jordon (Amman), alongside Erbil and Tel Aviv on Friday in contest of the recent sensible security situation.
“Austrian Airlines continuously monitors and watching the security situation in the volatile region and remained in close contact with the concerned authorities,” According to a statement issued by the Austrian Airlines.
Meanwhile, World leaders (including G7) called for de-escalation, after the US media quoted officials stating Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran, after the Islamic republic’s missile and drone attack against Israel.
Both Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have already suspended their flights to and from Tehran up until the end of the current month.
