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Air France cuts key Middle East flights until March 5th

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Air France cuts key Middle East flights until March 5th
Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport outside of Paris. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
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Air France said Monday it was extending its suspension of flights to four major destinations in the Middle East until March 5 due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The airline said in a statement it was suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh until Thursday due to "the security situation" in the region.

Numerous airports shut down and carriers suspended flights after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, which Iran retaliated to with missile launches across the region.

Other European airlines cancelled dozens of services to and from the Middle East on Sunday, as Israel and Iran traded new attacks. 

British Airways said it would not fly to Tel Aviv and Bahrain until March 4th, and cancelled flights to the Jordanian capital, Amman.

Swiss International Air Lines suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 7th, and cancelled flights from Zurich to Dubai scheduled for Sunday.

Germany's Lufthansa, which includes Swiss and ITA Airways, cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil and Tehran until March 7th.

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