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Iran-Israel tensions: Lufthansa suspends flights to Amman, Beirut, Erbil and Tel AvivThe group, which includes the German flagship carrier as well as Swiss and Austrian airlines, said in a statement that it was continuously evaluating the security situation in the Middle East and in close contact with authorities.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>File Photo: A Boeing 747 Lufthansa jumbo-jet arriving from Tel Aviv with Germans at the terminal at Frankfurt airport, October 12, 2023, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.   </p></div>

File Photo: A Boeing 747 Lufthansa jumbo-jet arriving from Tel Aviv with Germans at the terminal at Frankfurt airport, October 12, 2023, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

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German airline group Lufthansa said on Sunday it was suspending flights to Amman, Erbil and Tel Aviv until Tuesday and flights to Beirut and Tehran until the Thursday at least following the latest violence in the Middle East.

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The group, which includes the German flagship carrier as well as Swiss and Austrian airlines, said in a statement that it was continuously evaluating the security situation in the Middle East and in close contact with authorities.

The company had already said on Friday it was suspending flights to and from Tehran until April 18 and would not use Iranian airspace during that time.

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(Published 14 April 2024, 21:42 IST)