Lufthansa Extends Beirut Flight Suspension Amid High Middle East Tensions

Lufthansa previously said it was avoiding all Iraqi and Iranian airspace (Representational).

Frankfurt:

German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it was extending a suspension of flights to Beirut until September 30 and to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2 with regional tensions still high.

Previously suspended services to Amman in Jordan and Erbil in Iraq will however resume on August 27, with flights to the latter crossing a “northern corridor” of Iraqi airspace.

The airline previously said it was avoiding all Iraqi and Iranian airspace.

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