SWISS cancels flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai

After Iran was attacked by the US and Israel on Saturday, Swiss International Airlines will no longer be flying to Israel until March 7. As many airspaces are closed, the airline also cancelled its Saturday and Sunday flights to Dubai. A total of 14 flights to and from Tel Aviv were affected, SWISS announced on Saturday. For the airline, the safety of its crews and passengers is paramount at all times. The decision was taken on this basis. Two flights had been scheduled from Zurich to Tel Aviv on Saturday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the escalation in the Middle East has further consequences for flight operations. Due to the closure of numerous airspaces, including in Iraq, SWISS planes did not take off for Dubai either. Sunday's flight to Dubai has also been cancelled. SWISS has been cancelling night flights to Tel Aviv for some time now. The airline is following in the footsteps of its parent company: Lufthansa by not flying to Dubai (and ...