New Delhi: Air India has announced the suspension of all its flights to Israel’s Tel Aviv till August 8 due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
According to a foreign news agency, Air India said in a statement on Friday that it has suspended all flights to Israel in view of the current situation in some areas of the Middle East.
“We have immediately suspended scheduled operations of our flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8,” the statement said.
It said the situation is being continuously monitored and Cory is providing a one-time waiver on scheduling and cancellation charges to its passengers with confirmed bookings to and from Tel Aviv during this period.
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Air India on Thursday canceled a scheduled flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv citing operational reasons. Air India’s decision to suspend flight operations comes at a time when ongoing tensions in the Middle East have escalated.
