Following employee refusal: Lufthansa air crews will not stay overnight in Israel until December

Lufthansa announced a temporary change: until December, air crews will not stay overnight in Israel, following their refusal to sleep in the country. Some flights will stop in Larnaca or Athens. The reason was not specified.

The Lufthansa Group announced today (Thursday) temporary changes to its flight policy to and from Israel, so that until December air crews will not stay overnight in Tel Aviv. Following crew members' refusal to sleep in Israel, some flights will make a technical stop in Larnaca, Cyprus, or Athens, Greece. Passengers whose flights are affected will receive direct notification. The company's announcement did not specify the reason for the change. Last week, it was determined that airlines will be required to report crew members on flights to Israel 48 hours before takeoff, as part of the tightening of aviation security requirements.