Closing airspace across the Middle East, diverting flights as Iran launches drone attack on Israel

Airspace closures over the Middle East caused flights to be grounded and diverted on Saturday as Iran launch drones towards Israeli.

United Airlines, which resumed service to Tel Aviv early last month after suspending Israeli flights following a Hamas attack in October, canceled its Newark to Tel Aviv flight on Saturday after Israel closed its airspace . Jordan and Iraq have also closed their airspace, according to Jordanian state media outlet Al Mamlaka.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and will make decisions about upcoming flights, focusing on the safety of our customers and crew,” United said in a statement. The airline is the only US airline to resume service to Israel since October. Delta plans to restart flights to Tel Aviv in June. 7. American Airlines Israeli service has not yet resumed.

United also canceled a flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amman, Jordan, on Saturday night, “due to unrest in the Middle East.” United also canceled its Newark-Dubai flight on Sunday.

It is unclear when flights will resume.

Some flights avoided large areas of airspace in the Middle East and changed routes, causing some aircraft to be delayed. Swiss International Airlines said.

Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said many flights to Tel Aviv and Amman were diverted on Saturday.

Airlines also canceled services scheduled for Sunday. Israel’s El Al canceled more than 20 flights on Sunday. Two El Al flights bound for Israel from Thailand diverted to Bangkok. The carrier asks passengers not to arrive at the airport until notified.

Emirates airline has canceled its Dubai-Amman flight scheduled for Sunday. Air France’s Israel service was canceled on Sunday and British Airways canceled two flights to Tel Aviv on Sunday and canceled one flight to Amman. Lufthansa also canceled service to Israel.