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Updated on 27 May at 10:00 am. Although cancellations have fallen below April’s record high of 10,100 Q3 flights, according to Cirium, the situation in the Middle East remains turbulent, and rising oil prices and kerosene supply difficulties are weighing on the global aviation industry. An updated overview, airline by airline,…

Updated on Tuesday 23 March at 6pm. Although EL AL has suspended almost all its flights to and from Tel Aviv until 21 March, with the exception of special flights to New York in coordination with the US State Department, the Israeli airline is slowly reopening its flight schedule as the feast of…

Updated Thursday 12 March at 10:00 AM How to escape the throes of war in the Middle East? Since February 28th, the launch of American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th and the subsequent Iranian responses have led to over 20,000 flights being cancelled in the first few days, according to Cirium,...

The current situation at 3.30pm on Friday 12 March. Since the launch of the American and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and the subsequent Iranian retaliation, the skies over the Middle East have been closed to civilian flights in many airspaces, both in Israel and Iran, but also in...

The consequences of both the Israeli-American strikes and the Iranian response to the "Epic Fury" military operation have dramatically altered the state of travel in the Near and Middle East. A state of emergency has been declared in Israel, and Iranian drone attacks in the Gulf States have targeted not only US military and diplomatic sites, but also airports and airfields.

Against the backdrop of the American-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's retaliation against the Gulf States, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated its travel advice on 28 February and 1 March, advising against travel to all countries. The Quai d'Orsay is also calling on French nationals...

The launch by the United States and Israel of large-scale attacks against Iran has had an immediate consequence for all travellers: the dislocation of the Persian Gulf as the world's hub. While airlines had decided a few weeks ago to temporarily suspend some of their routes for security reasons...

Has the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran led to a period of intense activity at International SOS? Béatrix Renaut - Yes, with this new wave of hostilities between Iran and Israel, we have been very busy. First of all, our customers came to us for information and answers to the questions that everyone was asking.

The Israeli strikes on Iran are further inflaming the Near and Middle East, with repercussions for air transport in the region. Iran and Iraq have closed their airspace. The situation is more confused in Israel. According to the Flightradar24.com website, which tracks air movements live, Tel Aviv international airport has been...

Of course, the war that has been shaking the Middle East since October 2023 is still far from a definitive end. While the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners is taking place in dribs and drabs, the truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip remains fragile. The first phase of the truce, which began on 19 January, is due to end on 1...

The conflict in the Middle East, with the regular dispatch of drones and missiles to the region, is increasingly compromising the safety of air passengers. This has led to the suspension of most international airline routes. Air traffic is still handled by national carriers such as El Al in Israel and...

The Middle East witnessed the biggest clashes in 10 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah last weekend. The terrorist organisation fired hundreds of rockets and drones into Israel early on Sunday. In retaliation, the Israeli army struck Lebanon with around a hundred jets to thwart an attack by Hezbollah on...

With a precarious political situation between Israel on the one hand, and Iran and Lebanon - home to armed factions supported by Iran - on the other, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asking French nationals to leave Iran and Lebanon as quickly as possible. The ministry is referring to "an increased risk of regional military escalation and...

Information updated on 4/8/2024 Since the weekend, many airlines have decided to suspend services to Beirut and Tel Aviv in the face of rising tensions in the region. A sort of replay of what happened last October after the Hamas attack on Israel. Air France-KLM, which was due to resume...

Israel is introducing a new procedure for entering its territory with the introduction of the ETA-IL system, an electronic travel authorisation similar to the ESTA required in the United States. Whether they are travelling for business or pleasure, French and Belgian nationals - as well as those from all countries exempt from visa requirements for entry into Israel...

In the wake of the 7 October attacks, airlines were forced to cease operations between Western Europe and Israel. With the exception of the national carrier El Al, which had maintained its operations to Paris, and which should even increase its weekly flights from 12 to 17 in February. In France and...

The war between Israel and Hamas drags on, but European airlines have finally decided to resume flights to Tel Aviv. They seem to have received sufficient guarantees for the safety of the air links, which have been suspended since October. All the more so as El Al, for its part, has never stopped flying...

Updated on 9 October at 2.30pm Air France-KLM, the Lufthansa group, Aegean, LOT, Easyjet, Transavia and Wizz Air: all these carriers have decided to temporarily suspend their flights from Europe due to the Hamas attacks in Israel. On the Tel Aviv airport website, a notice states that the airport is operating as...

Tel Aviv's popularity in Israel is at its zenith, if the proliferation of airlines and hotels in the city is anything to go by. This development is largely due to the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Israel since 2020. Diplomacy has led to the launch of...

Already hermetically sealed off to foreign visitors, Israel's borders are also being closed to departures to a number of strategic destinations for business travellers. France and the United States have joined the "red list" drawn up by the Israeli authorities. From midnight on Monday 20 December 2021, France will be placed on the "red list" of...