British Airways (BA) has suspended flights to Tel Aviv – after Hamas said it had attacked the Israeli airport.
It came after a BA flight was on approach to the airport when the captain made the decision to divert back to Heathrow.
A spokesperson for Israel’s airports authority said rockets were flying around Tel Aviv at the time but were not an immediate threat to the flight or to Ben Gurion Airport.
Hamas’s armed military wing said a missile had struck the airport.
Al Qassam Brigades said it had “bombarded” the site in response to civilians being targeted by Israel.
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British Airways, which had been among only a handful of global airlines to continue flights to and from Tel Aviv since Saturday’s attack on Israel by Hamas, said safety was always its “highest priority”.
“Following the latest assessment of the situation we’re suspending our flights to and from Tel Aviv”, the airline’s statement continued.
“We’re contacting customers booked to travel to or from Tel Aviv to apologise for the inconvenience and offer options including a full refund and rebooking with another airline or with British Airways at a later date.
“We continue to monitor the situation in the region closely.”
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