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A plane from German airline Lufthansa parks at the terminal of Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich, southern Germany, on April 12, 2023.
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Lufthansa Group plans to resume flights to Tel Aviv from January 8, 2024, nearly three months after suspending flights to Israel’s largest airport. Due to security concerns.
“Lufthansa Group continues to closely monitor the security situation in Israel and is in close contact with local and international authorities.” company statement He said it was released on Friday. “We anticipate that flight schedules may be adjusted due to changing circumstances.”
In October, after Hamas launched a joint armed attack on the country and took more than 100 hostages, almost all airlines except Israeli airline El Al stopped flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest international airport. was canceled. Israel officially declares war on Hamas.
On October 5, two days before the attack, 63 airlines serving Tel Aviv conducted a total of 256 strikes at the airport, according to data from aviation analysis firm Cirium. El Al flights accounted for about 26% of that total. At the time, Lufthansa had five flights a day to Tel Aviv, accounting for 2% of its total.
The latest data from Thursday shows just 10 airlines serve the airport, with a total of 72 flights. El Al is responsible for 76% of its flights.
Three US airlines served Tel Aviv: American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. All said flights to Israel remain suspended.American Airlines and Delta Air Lines said they have no plans to restart. The service will be available until at least the end of March. United Airlines has not announced when flights will resume.
“Tel Aviv flights will be suspended until the situation improves,” United Airlines said in a statement.
Lufthansa announced on Friday that it will announce its January flight schedule on December 18th.
– CNN’s Chris Isidore and Eva Rothenberg contributed to this report.