LOT suspends Warsaw–Tel Aviv flights after Ben Gurion rocket strike

Polish flag carrier LOT said on Tuesday it had cancelled all scheduled Warsaw–Tel Aviv services through Wednesday following a ballistic missile strike near Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on Sunday.

Police inspect the damage caused by a ballistic missile fired from Yemen at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, 04 May 2025. According to Israel's military spokesperson, a ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit at the Ben Gurion airport. Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for launching the missile.

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LOT spokesperson Krzysztof Moczulski announced on X that Tuesday’s flights LO152, LO156/155 and LO151, as well as Wednesday’s LO152, would not operate.

“Our teams are in constant contact with the affected passengers,” he said.

The cancellations came after Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv, lightly injuring several people and halting airport operations for roughly 30 minutes.

The rocket struck a grove adjacent to a service road within airport grounds, the Israeli army reported.

In the immediate aftermath, LOT also axed Sunday services from Warsaw and Kraków to Tel Aviv while it assessed security conditions.

Other carriers—including Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Delta, British Airways and Air India—have similarly suspended flights to Tel Aviv, with Lufthansa extending its pause until Sunday and Wizz Air grounding services until Thursday.

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Source: PAP