United Airlines canceled its flights from Newark to Tel Aviv on Saturday and Sunday after Iran launched a drone attack on Israel that forced surrounding countries in the Middle East to close their airspaces.
Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Iraq all reopened their airspaces on Sunday after closing them, according to Al Jazeera. The closures came after Iran launched an air attack on Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles. The attack was in retaliation for a suspected Israeli airstrike on Damascus that killed 13 people.
United just started flying again to Tel Aviv last month after Hamas’ attack on Israel in October. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines also suspended flights at the time and haven’t resumed service to Israel yet.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and will make decisions on upcoming flights with a focus on the safety of our customers and crews,” United said in a statement to CNBC.
United wasn’t the only U.S. airline to cancel flights that were scheduled to travel through the affected airspaces this weekend. American Airlines canceled a flight from Philadelphia to Doha on Saturday. Outside of U.S. carriers, Lufthansa, Emirates, El Al, Air France, and British Airways diverted, canceled, and suspended flights through the affected airspaces.