Flightradar24 over the Middle East after Iran launches a drone assault on Israel on April 14, 2024.
Source: Flightradar24
On Saturday, airspace closures throughout the Middle East grounded and diverted flights as Iran launched a drone towards Israel.
United Airlines, which resumed service to Tel Aviv early final month after suspending flights to Israel following October’s Hamas assaults, canceled its flight from Newark to Tel Aviv on Saturday after Israel closed its airspace. . Jordan and Iraq additionally closed their airspace, in line with Jordanian state media Al Mamlaka News Agency.
“We are intently monitoring the scenario and can make choices about future operations with the protection of our prospects and crew as our main focus,” United Airlines stated in an announcement. The airline is the one U.S. airline to renew service to Israel since October. Delta Air Lines was scheduled to renew service to Tel Aviv in June. 7. American Airlines has not resumed service to Israel.
United Airlines additionally canceled a flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amman, Jordan, on Saturday night time “resulting from unrest within the Middle East.” United Airlines additionally canceled its Newark-Dubai flight on Sunday.
It is unclear when flights will resume.
Some flights have been rerouted and prevented giant swathes of airspace within the Middle East, inflicting delays for some planes. This was introduced by Swiss Airways..
Aviation monitoring website Flightradar 24 introduced that a number of flights certain for Tel Aviv and Amman have been diverted on Saturday.
Airlines additionally canceled flights scheduled for Sunday. Israel’s El Al Airlines canceled greater than 20 flights on Sunday. Two El Al flights from Thailand to Israel modified their vacation spot and arrived in Bangkok. Airlines have instructed passengers to not come to the airport till additional discover.
Emirates has canceled its Dubai-Amman flight scheduled for Sunday. Air France’s flight to Israel was canceled on Sunday, and British Airways additionally canceled two flights to Tel Aviv and a flight to Amman on Sunday. Lufthansa additionally canceled flights to Israel.