SWISS plans to resume Tel Aviv flights from June 23

Swiss plans to fly again to Tel Aviv from 23 June Keystone-SDA

Swiss International Air Lines intends to resume flights to Tel Aviv again from June 23, after suspending flights in May due to intensifying violence in the Middle East.

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The airline has carried out an in-depth analysis of the situation in the Middle East.

From June 23, SWISS will once again operate a daily service between Zurich and the Israeli metropolis. The subsidiary of German giant Lufthansa will also resume its seasonal flights to Beirut from June 10 until mid-September, with two flights a week.

Flights to these two destinations are scheduled without an overnight stopover for crews. “The decision to resume these two destinations in the Middle East is based on an in-depth safety analysis and has been taken in consultation with the relevant authorities”, according to the press release published on Friday.

For operational reasons, the various airlines in the Lufthansa group, which also includes Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and ITA Airways, are gradually resuming their routes.

“We are continuing to closely monitor the situation on the ground. The safety of our passengers and crews is our absolute priority”, assured Swiss.

Translated from French by DeepL/mga

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