American extends Doha, Tel Aviv flight suspension
American Airlines is extending the suspension of Doha flights for several more weeks.
The airline’s route from Philadelphia International Airport won’t resume to Doha Hamad International until at least early May.
“We are working closely with our partner airlines to assist customers traveling between the Middle East and European cities with service to the US during this period,” the airline said.
American is also pushing back a restart of flights from new York JFK to Tel Aviv to April 23.
In both cases it cites the safety concerns and challenges securing safe flight paths through the region.
The FAA has placed restrictions on overflying in Iran and parts of Iraq and has a security advisory for much of the Gulf region.
American is offering affected passengers full refunds or rebooking without charge.
The suspension also impacts American customers booking long haul connecting flights to Asia and beyond via partner Qatar Airways.
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