Lufthansa: Flight crews will not overnight in Israel until end of November over escalation concerns

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Lufthansa Group announced that until the end of November its flight crews will not overnight in Tel Aviv. According to Calcalist, morning flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich will halt in Athens or Larnaca for crew changes, which will lengthen the duration of the flight.

According to Arutz 7, the change comes against the backdrop of flight crew members' refusal to overnight in Israel. According to Israel Hayom, due to concern over regional escalation, the group will not allow its crews to overnight in Israel. According to Channel 14, Israir returned six aircraft it had leased from foreign companies.

According to Ice, another airline announced cutbacks on its direct flight route to Israel.