German national airline Lufthansa announced on Thursday that it will resume certain flights to destinations in the Middle East.
However, due to the ongoing conflict, the airline has decided not to use Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice as a precaution.
The company noted that a corridor in Iraqi airspace will nevertheless be used for departures and arrivals to Erbil in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Regardless of this short-term adjustment to the flight schedule, Israeli airspace will not be used until October 31, while Jordanian airspace will resume use from Thursday.
Lufthansa noted that flights to and from Erbil, as well as Amman, will resume from Thursday. Furthermore, flights to and from Tel Aviv are suspended until October 31, and to and from Beirut until November 30.
Lufthansa added that flights to and from Tehran remain canceled until October 14. Lufthansa has already decided to suspend flights to Tehran until October 26 for operational reasons.
The company said it continues to monitor the situation closely and will assess further in the coming days. The airline has advised passengers affected by the flight rescheduling that they can rebook to a later travel date free of charge or alternatively receive a full refund of the ticket price.
