Middle East, Lufthansa, and Air Europa cancel flights to Tel Aviv today

Milan, May 4 (LaPresse) – German airline Lufthansa and Spanish airline Air Europa have suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv today after a ballistic missile from Yemen struck an area of the country's main airport, Ben Gurion. The Times of Israel reported the news. The Lufthansa Group, which also includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines, canceled all flights to and from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport scheduled for today, according to its website. Earlier, Ben Gurion Airport had temporarily suspended takeoffs and landings following the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, minutes before the projectile entered Israeli airspace. The IDF failed to intercept the missile. The airport was fully reopened an hour later.