Airlines suspend all flights between UK and Israel

11/10/2023 17:30 The Guardian

BA, Virgin, easyJet and Whizzair make decision for safety reasons as MPs and families call on UK to evacuate nationals from GazaIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesBritish Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic have suspended all flights between the UK and Tel Aviv in Israel, as countries around the world scramble to evacuate citizens amid the mounting crisis.BA earlier had to divert a flight to Tel Aviv back to the UK because of security concerns, and said it took the decision after “the latest assessment of the situation”. Continue reading...

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