Air France, Transavia extend suspension of Beirut flights through Wednesday

Air France and its subsidiary Transavia France have again extended the suspension of their flights to Beirut, through Wednesday August 15, because of continued tensions in the region, the companies said on Monday.

The flights have been suspended since July 29 because of the "security situation in Lebanon" and their resumption "will be subject to a new assessment of the situation on the ground", Air France said in a statement.

German airline group Lufthansa also said Monday it was extending the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil through to August 21 because of continued tensions in the region.

It added that it would also avoid using Iranian and Iraqi airspace until August 21, an extension from a previous date of August 13.