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FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner is grounded, as passengers try to rebook their tickets from cancelled United Airlines flights after U.S. air safety regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks because of the emergency landing of an Alaska Airlines plane, at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/File Photo
CHICAGO - U.S. legacy carriers United Airlines UAL.Oand Delta AirDAL.N said on Wednesday they will suspend their flights to Tel Aviv, Israel due to security concerns.
"We continue to closely monitor the situation and will make decisions on resuming service with a focus on the safety of our customers and crews," United Airlines said.
Delta Airlines also said it will pause flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv through Aug. 2.
(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh and Shivansh Tiwary; Editing by Mark Porter and Tasim Zahid)
