FLIGHT CHAOS: El Al Cancels All Flights Due to Iranian Attack

El Al and Arkia Israeli Airlines have announced cancellations of flights slated for today and Sunday.

This decision follows the closure of Israel’s airspace to aviation from 12:30 am to 07:00 am, initiated due to the Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Israel’s airspace will remain inaccessible to both international and domestic flights starting from 12:30 am on Sunday.

El Al’s flight schedule has been particularly impacted, with several flights experiencing route alterations. Notable among these are Flight LY 082 originating from Bangkok to Tel Aviv, which will divert back to Bangkok, along with Flight LY 088 departing from Phuket to Tel Aviv, similarly rerouting back to Bangkok.

Among the El Al flights affected by cancellations are those originating from various international destinations. These include Flight LY 1326 from Paris to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 884 from Rome to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 292 from Barcelona to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 288 from Milan to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 576 from Bucharest to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 558 from Sofia to Tel Aviv, Flight LY 548 from Athens to Tel Aviv, as well as various flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai and Tel Aviv and Moscow.

Arkia Airlines has also seen adjustments to its flight schedule, with several flights either rescheduled or postponed. These include Flight 611 bound for the Seychelles, now departing at 07:30, Rhodes flight 073/4 rescheduled for an 08:00 departure, Flight 771 to Grenoble pushed to 09:00, flights to and from Athens (Flights 211/2) postponed to a later date, Flight 338 from Milan delayed, and flights to and from Geneva (Flights 779/780) similarly postponed.

{Matzav.com Israel}