SWISS suspends flights to Beirut

Like the rest of the Lufthansa Group, Swiss International Airlines is suspending flights to Beirut. Round-trip flights to the Lebanese capital have been cancelled until August 5, Lufthansa announced on Monday. The measure, justified for security reasons, concerns not only Lufthansa and SWISS, but also its subsidiary Eurowings. Israel promised on Sunday to retaliate "with force" for a strike it blamed on Lebanese Hezbollah, which killed twelve youth playing on a football pitch in Golan Heights on Saturday. Israel's security cabinet authorised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to "decide how and when to respond to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation". The incident rekindled fears that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, triggered by the October 7 attack, could spread to Lebanon. Other airlines have also cancelled or rescheduled flights in the wake of these events. Air France and Transavia France have also announced the suspension of their ...