Lufthansa Group airlines continue to gradually expand flight schedule to Israel | Flight offer to/from the Middle East

Austrian Airlines had already resumed flights to and from Tel Aviv in June 2026. Other Lufthansa Group airlines are also planning to gradually resume flights to Israel for operational reasons.

The current plan calls for the following 29 weekly flights in July 2026:

• Austrian Airlines is expected to expand flight operations in July with additional flights to/from Vienna, bringing the total to 11 per week.

• Lufthansa will operate two daily flights (LH690/LH691, LH686/LH687) between Frankfurt and Tel Aviv, starting 1 July

• Eurowings will operate four weekly flights to/from Hamburg (starting 10 July) and Düsseldorf (starting 18 July)

Starting in August 2026, the following airlines will begin operating flights to/from Tel Aviv:

• Austrian Airlines is expected to expand its flight operations in August by adding three more flights to/from Vienna, bringing the total to 14 departures per week.

• Lufthansa will also resume service on the Munich–Tel Aviv route with two daily flights (LH682/LH683, LH680/LH681), starting 1 August.

• SWISS will begin operating a daily flight between Zurich and Tel Aviv (LX252/LX253), starting 1 August.

• Brussels Airlines also plans to launch flights from Brussels to Tel Aviv with one weekly flight starting in August.

Flight offer to and from Dubai

Furthermore, Lufthansa, and SWISS will continue to suspend flights to and from Dubai (DXB) for operational reasons through 24 October 2026.

Flight offer to and from the Middle East

For operational reasons, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, and Edelweiss have already suspended all flights to and from the following destinations:

• Abu Dhabi (AUH) through 24 October 2026

• Amman (AMM) through 24 October 2026

• Beirut (BEY) through 24 October 2026

• Dammam (DMM) through 24 October 2026

• Riyadh (RUH) through 24 October 2026

• Erbil (EBL) through 24 October 2026

• Muscat (MCT) through 24 October 2026

• Tehran (THR) through 24 October 2026 

Eurowings has already suspended the following flights for operational reasons:

• Beirut (BEY) through 30 June 2026>

• Erbil (EBL) through 30 June 2026

• Tel Aviv (TLV) through 9 July 2026

• Dubai (DXB/DWC), Abu Dhabi (AUH) und Amman (AMM) through 24 October 2026

Changes may occur for individual airlines due to the dynamic situation and will be communicated accordingly.

Guests who are affected by an irregularity will be informed accordingly (provided the contact details were stored in the booking).

Important note: In order to enable us to inform your customers in case of irregularities as early as possible by e-mail, please always enter the customer contact details using the “SSR CTC” format in the PNR.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our passengers. The Lufthansa Group is continuously monitoring and assessing the security situation in the Middle East and is in close contact with the authorities.

The safety of passengers and crews is always the top priority for the Lufthansa Group.

Important notes regarding short-term flight cancellations

In case of short-term flight cancellations within 48 hours (in select cases: up to 5 days) before departure, no (immediate) UN will be set in the PNR in all cases. In this case, you can do the rebooking/reissue without having to request a waiver.

» To the Factsheet „Notes regarding short-term flight cancellations“

Lufthansa Group rules for rebooking/reissue/refund for cancelled flights

Customers affected by a flight cancellation can rebook once free of charge or have their ticket refunded.

• You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SWISS tickets yourself in accordance with the Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy for Travel Agents (OS/SN/LH/LX)
  
  
• You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Air Dolomiti tickets yourself in accordance with the Rules for handling of long term schedule changes and short term schedule changes (re-bookings / reissues / refunds) in Travel Agency sales (EN)

Please note: The Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy only applies to flights which have already been cancelled or which have been automatically rebooked by the airline.