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SWISS extends cancellation of Tel Aviv flights

Lufthansa still not flying to Tel Aviv
Lufthansa still not flying to Tel Aviv Keystone-SDA

Lufthansa, the parent company of SWISS, said it will continue to suspend all flights to and from Israel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Austrian Airlines flights to Tel Aviv will remain cancelled up to and including November 10, the Lufthansa Group in Frankfurt has announced.

Jets operated by Eurowings will not land there up to and including November 30.

+ SWISS cancels flights to and from Tel Aviv

Passengers affected by the cancellations can rebook their flights to a later travel date free of charge or receive a refund of the ticket price. For the time being, cancellations remain in place for flights to Beirut (until November 30) and Tehran (until October 30).

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