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Global air traffic has been disrupted following Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday, with several major airlines suspending flights to and from locations in the Middle East and rerouting their planes to avoid much of the region’s airspace.

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Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv has been closed to traffic since Israel attacked Iran's military and nuclear facilities on Friday morning and Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes at Israel. Other countries in the region, including Lebanon and Jordan, said they were reopening their airspace Saturday.

Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. suspended flights to Tel Aviv following Israel’s bombing of Iran and the closure of Israel’s airspace.

Global airlines on Friday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, as airspaces

On June 13, 2025, three major airports shut down completely amid the turmoil. That's had a domino effect on air travel worldwide, with more than 15,000 delays reported as of mid-morning, and almost 1,000 flights canceled, according to FlightAware.

Israel’s main international airport will remain closed until further notice as hostilities between Iran and Israel continue

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Officials say Israel's main international airport will remain closed until further notice.

Foreign airlines once again suspend all travel plans; hundreds of flights diverted or turned around as Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Syria also close airspaces