Germany's Lufthansa suspends flights to and from Tehran amid Middle East crisis

Reuters via MSN ^ | 4/10/2024

[fluorescence]

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Lufthansa said on Wednesday it suspended flights to and from Tehran from April 6 until probably April 11, "due to the current situation in the Middle East".

Countries in the region and the United States have been on high alert and preparing for a possible attack by Iran in response to a suspected bombing by Israeli warplanes of the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1.

"We are constantly monitoring the situation in the Middle East and are in close contact with the authorities. The safety of our guests and crew members is Lufthansa's top priority," a spokesperson for the company told Reuters. The spokesperson said the company did not proactively announce the suspension when it went into effect on Saturday.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and it shall be" for attacking the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus.

[Rockingham]

The Israelis seem poised to launch an air attack on Iran if Iran attacks Israel. If that happens, Iran and every other country in the region will have their anti-aircraft defenses on hair trigger. A big, fat airliner flying high, straight and level would be hard to resist as a target.

[BipolarBob]

Trouble in Tehran?? Tell me it isn’t so. Mooselimbs are a Religion of Peace.

[BipolarBob]

A big, fat airliner flying high, straight and level would be hard to resist as a target.

And blame it on the Israelis to garner unwarranted support.

[Rummyfan]

Tehran’s loss.

[Pox]

Sounds like the Germans got wind of something going down, and removed their airplanes from the menu.

[Rockingham]

For most Muslim nations in the Middle East, there are few misfortunes that cannot be blamed on “the Zionists.”

[metmom]

I wonder if they’ll be labeled as racists and xenophobes like happened to President Trump when he restricted flights from China because of an epidemic and SOME Middle Eastern countries because of terrorism ties.

[nuke_road_warrior]

Lufthansa figures Boeing has enough problems without have an airliner or two blown up by an Israeli air strike.

[BipolarBob]

For most Muslim nations in the Middle East, there are few misfortunes that cannot be blamed on “the Zionists.”

In this country, it's Trump. ex.: There was an earthquake and mudslide causing million/billions worth of damage in California due to Trumps (________) policies.