German National Carrier, Lufthansa says planes scheduled to fly to and from the Middle East will stay on the ground until August 21Image: Lando Hass/dpa/picture alliance
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The Lufthansa Group is extending its flight cancellations to the Middle East for another week. That includes all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil until August 21, the company announced in Frankfurt.

The group’s companies will also not be using the airspace over Iraq and Iran.

The suspension is in response to the continuing tensions between Israel and Iran, which have given rise to fears of war in the region spreading far beyond the Gaza Strip.The previous flight suspension was set to last until Tuesday.

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The flight suspension applies to all of the group’s carriers, including Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, and to cargo and passenger aircraft alike.

Lufthansa is offering free cancellations to travelers with tickets up to and including August 31.