Forwarders warned of delays and disruptions to air freight services to and from Israel

Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel (Photo: ChameleonsEyeShutterstock)

The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict continues to affect air freight and express deliveries to Israel and the surrounding area, with many carriers and forwarders advising that services may be canceled and delay.

Many airlines have suspended direct flights to and from Israel, UK forwarder Woodland International warned on its website on October 10.

This follows advice from many international aviation authorities to avoid the region's airspace. Woodland added that most airlines have stopped taking bookings on the affected routes and, in most cases, stopped flight operations altogether, leaving some cargo in transit stranded until There is a new announcement.

UK forwarder Kintetsu World Express also warned on October 11 that it may not be able to receive goods to and from Israel, after European, US and Asian airlines suspended flights to and from Israel, although the airline notes that Tel Aviv and Ramon airports remain open.

“As of now, KN TLV offices remain fully functional and operational."

The logistics company added that “while international airlines have temporarily suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, it is worth noting that TLV airport remains open. We would like to highlight that EL AL and Cal Airlines are still providing services, thus offering alternative transportation options for your cargo needs.”

After resuming daily international service to and from Tel Aviv, UPS said: “Delivery and pick-up services are still suspended in the southern areas of the country. However, deliveries and pick-ups have resumed in Tel Aviv and in the northern areas of the country.”

Delta, along with all US airlines, has suspended all flights to Israel. However, they said the US State Department had chartered connecting flights from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion to destinations in Europe to evacuate citizens.

German airline Lufthansa earlier said it had suspended regular flights to and from Tel Aviv until and including Sunday, October 22. The airline also suspended flights to Lebanon until same day. There is no indication whether it plans to restart the service at a later date.

However, Etihad Airways said it was currently operating a daily flight schedule to and from Tel Aviv but added: “We are monitoring the situation minute-by-minute. Safety is always our highest priority and we would never operate a flight unless it was safe to do so.”

Turkish Airlines flights from Istanbul to Tel Aviv also appear to be operating normally on October 19.

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Source: Phaata.com (According to Chris Lewis, AirCargoNews)

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