Lufthansa extends Middle East flight suspensions to August 26

"All flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil are suspended up to and including August 26," the company said.

An Airbus A380, left, and a Boeing 747, both from Lufthansa airline pass each other at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. (File Photo | AP)

BERLIN: German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it was extending the suspension of flights to five Middle East destinations through to August 26 because of continued tensions in the region.

"All flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil are suspended up to and including August 26," the company said in a statement, adding that it would continue to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace until the same date.