British Airways (BA) has suspended flights to Tel Aviv – after Hamas stated it had attacked the Israeli airport.
It got here after a BA flight was on method to the airport when the captain made the choice to divert again to Heathrow.
A spokesperson for Israel’s airports authority stated rockets had been flying round Tel Aviv on the time however weren’t a direct risk to the flight or to Ben Gurion Airport.
Hamas’s armed army wing stated a missile had struck the airport.
Al Qassam Brigades stated it had “bombarded” the location in response to civilians being focused by Israel.
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British Airways, which had been amongst solely a handful of worldwide airways to proceed flights to and from Tel Aviv since Saturday’s assault on Israel by Hamas, stated security was at all times its “highest precedence”.
“Following the most recent evaluation of the state of affairs we’re suspending our flights to and from Tel Aviv”, the airline’s assertion continued.
“We’re contacting clients booked to journey to or from Tel Aviv to apologise for the inconvenience and provide choices together with a full refund and rebooking with one other airline or with British Airways at a later date.
“We proceed to observe the state of affairs within the area carefully.”
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