Lufthansa Reopens Flight Operations to Riyadh and Amman Starting September
Lufthansa Group's Resumption of Middle East Flights
FRANKFURT, July 16 (Reuters) - Lufthansa Group will gradually resume flight operations to Riyadh and Amman starting in September, the German airline said on Thursday.
Safety Monitoring and Coordination
• Lufthansa said that it continuously monitors and assesses the situation in the Middle East and maintains close contact with the authorities
Background: Suspension of Flights
• Airlines suspended flights to parts of the Middle East in response to the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel conducted strikes on Iran at the end of February
Flight Resumption Details
Lufthansa Service to Riyadh
• The airline will first resume service to the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, starting September 10, operating three flights per week from Frankfurt
ITA Airways Flights from Rome
• Starting September 15, Italy's ITA Airways, part of the Group, will restart flights from Rome to Riyadh five times a week
Austrian Airlines Service to Amman
• Austrian Airlines will once against offer three flights per week from Vienna to Amman, Jordan's capital, beginning October 2
Reporting Credits
(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach, Writing by Miranda Murray; editing by Matthias Williams)
