LOT cancels its flights to Israel

Polish state-controlled airline LOT has suspended all of its flights to Tel-Aviv until Monday. “Due to the tense situation in Israel LOT has decided to suspend all flights to Tel Aviv until the end of Monday July 28. Decision has been made for the sake of safety of our passengers. With this decision these flights are no longer available in our booking system,” the company wrote in a press release. Passengers who booked tickets for these flights can either rebook their reservation or ask for refund. “LOT is constantly monitoring situation in the region. We are in permanent contact with all involved services and institutions. Flights to Tel Aviv will be restored as soon as we have the certainty that our operations are safe.” Earlier this week, low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air, which has a number of routes from Poland to Tel Aviv has also suspended its flights to Israeli city. This follows FAA’s decision to ban all US carriers from flying to Israel for at least 24 hours. The ban comes after after Israeli police confirmed that a rocket landed approximately one mile from Tel Aviv airport, Israeli's main flight hub. A number of European airlines followed suit after The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it “strongly recommends” that airlines should avoid operating to and from Tel Aviv.