JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israel's flagship carrier EL Al announced on Thursday the immediate suspension of flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow for at least a week.
The airline cited "developments in Russian airspace" as the reason for the move, adding that it will reassess the situation next week, and that a decision on whether to resume the route activity would be made accordingly.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV News channel reported that the decision was taken due to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airports, including those in Moscow, and likely also following the crash in Kazakhstan of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane en route from Baku to Grozny, Russia.
El Al operates five weekly flights between Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv and Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
