United Airlines on Friday canceled its daily flight from Newark, New Jersey to Tel Aviv in Israel through May 2 due to security concerns after Israel’s apparent strike on Iran.
The carrier said a scheduled second flight from Newark to Tel Aviv has also been canceled until May 18. Germany’s Lufthansa also called off all flights to Tel Aviv and Erbil until Saturday and said it would fly around Iraqi airspace during the period.
Israel launched an attack on Iran on Friday, according to sources. But Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation, a move that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.
United’s move expands on its announcement from earlier this week, in which it canceled Monday’s planned flight.
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