Lufthansa to resume flights to Riyadh, Amman from September

Lufthansa Group will gradually resume flight operations to Riyadh and Amman starting in September, the German airline said on Thursday.

Lufthansa said that ‌it ⁠continuously ⁠monitors and assesses the situation in ​the Middle East and maintains close contact with ​the authorities.

Airlines suspended flights to parts of the Middle ​East in response to ⁠the conflict ‌that began when ​the ​U.S. and Israel conducted strikes ⁠on Iran at the end of ​February.


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The airline will ​first resume service to the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, starting September 10, operating three flights per week from Frankfurt.

Starting ‌September 15, Italy's ITA Airways, part of the Group, ​will restart ​flights ⁠from Rome to Riyadh five times a week.

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Austrian Airlines will once against ​offer three flights per week from Vienna to Amman, Jordan's capital, beginning October 2.