PM Netanyahu thanked Air France and British Airways who cited “business reasons” for terminating their flights to Iran this September, joining the Dutch airlines, KLM.
• Germany’s Lufthansa: No plans to halt flying to Iran for now.
By Eldad Beck, Ariel Kahana, Ilan Gattegno, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff
Major British and French airlines announced Thursday that they plan to halt flights to Iran from September, citing business reasons. The decisions come in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reimposition of sanctions on Iran.
British Airways said it was suspending its London to Tehran service “as the operation is currently not commercially viable.” Continue Reading »