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Airlines restore some Middle East flights as suspensions continue

Some airlines are restoring flights to parts of the Middle East as diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran gather pace, though many carriers have kept suspensions in place.

Air Canada has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai until 24 October.

Air France has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until 2 July, Dubai until 5 July and Beirut until 9 July. Its Dutch partner KLM has suspended flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until 23 August.

Delta has suspended services on its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route through 18 December. The US carrier plans to resume flights from New York to Tel Aviv on 6 September, while the launch of its Boston-Tel Aviv route, planned for late October, has been delayed until further notice.

Lufthansa and ITA Airways resumed flights to Tel Aviv on 1 July, while SWISS postponed its resumption until August and Brussels Airlines suspended operations until 24 October.

Lufthansa and SWISS have suspended flights to Dubai until 13 September. Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines have also suspended flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until 24 October.

SunExpress, Turkish Airlines’ joint venture with Lufthansa, has cancelled flights to Dubai until 30 June and to Bahrain, Beirut and Erbil until 14 July.

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