Airlines Extend Suspension of “Israel” Flights After Yemen Hit Airport

By Staff, Agencies

A number of foreign airlines have extended cancellations of their scheduled flights to the "Israeli"-occupied territories after a Yemeni hypersonic ballistic missile landed inside the perimeter of "Tel Aviv's" Ben Gurion airport and injured six people.

On Monday, the Lufthansa group of carriers — which also includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines — said that it was extending its cancellation of all flights to the occupied lands through May 11, after previously suspending them through May 6.

Air France and Hungary's Wizz Air also prolonged their cancellations through May 13 and May 8, respectively.

Meanwhile, the US's United Airlines extended its cancellation of flights to and from the Newark airport through May 11, beyond its original cancellation through May 8.

United Airlines had only recently resumed service to "Israel" after being halted for several months since the occupying entity launched its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 7, 2023.

The flight cancellations have left many "Israelis" stranded outside the occupied territories.

On Sunday, "Israeli" military failed to intercept the Yemeni missile that successfully struck the heavily fortified "Ben Gurion" airport.

The Yemeni Armed Forces vowed to impose a complete “aerial blockade” on "Israel" by “repeatedly targeting airports,” especially "Ben Gurion".

They also called “upon all international airlines to take this announcement into serious consideration… and to cancel all their flights to the airports of the criminal 'Israeli' enemy, in order to safeguard the safety of their aircraft and passengers.”

Hours later, "Israeli" fighter jets carried out strikes on Yemen's Hudaydah port and the Bajil cement factory, killing two people and injuring 42 others.

"Israeli" officials said the aerial assaults were coordinated with the US.

Shortly before the "Israeli" air raids, Yemeni media reported US strikes on the capital, Sana'a, and the Marib and al-Jawf provinces, saying they injured 16 people.