The Lufthansa Group decided that its crews will not be allowed to stay overnight in Israel between flights to and from Ben-Gurion Airport until November 30, citing the threat of a war with Iran.

Early morning flights from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich, operated by Lufthansa and SWISS, will now include an hour-long crew-change layover in Athens or Larnaca to avoid overnight stays in Tel Aviv.
The group, which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, said the new rules require schedule changes that may result in cancellations. Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that, because of the company’s new rules, some flights will make a technical stop in Larnaca or Athens.