Two European airlines suspended flights to and from Israel Monday after Iran began firing rockets at the country, though other carriers continued flying their normal schedules, with Israel’s airspace remaining open in a shift from previous rounds of fighting with the Islamic Republic.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air and Austrian Airlines have temporarily suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel for the first time in two months.

Citing the “current escalation in the region,” with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air canceled all flights to and from Israel through Tuesday.

“The safety and security of our passengers and crew remains the airline’s highest priority,” Wizz Air said in a statement. “Wizz Air continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in coordination with relevant authorities and will adjust our operations accordingly.”

An Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Tel Aviv scheduled for early Monday morning was also scrapped, though the airline has not yet provided an update about flight operations in the coming days.

Other airlines, including Israeli carriers El Al, Arkia, and Israir, confirmed that their flights were operating as scheduled.

The Transportation Ministry announced late Sunday that it had decided to keep the country’s airspace open despite the resurgence of hostilities.

The decision marked a break from the previous two rounds of fighting with Iran, in June 2025 and the 40-day war launched with the US on February 28, during which commercial air........

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