Beirut flights cancelled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack
July 29 (Reuters) -Flights at Beirut airport have been cancelled or delayed with Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) saying disruptions to its schedule were related to insurance risks, as tensions escalate between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah.
由于黎巴嫩与武装政治组织真主党之间的紧张局势升级，贝鲁特机场的航班被取消或延误，黎巴嫩中东航空公司（MEA）表示，其航班时刻表的中断与保险风险有关。Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), opens new tab on Monday said it had suspended five routes to and from Beirut by the group's carriers Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings and Lufthansa up to and including July 30 "in an abundance of caution".汉莎航空公司（LHAG.DE）周一表示，出于高度谨慎的考虑，该集团旗下的瑞士国际航空公司、欧洲之翼和汉莎航空公司已暂停往返贝鲁特的五条航线，直至7月30日。A rocket strike that killed 12 teenagers and children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday has added to concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed group could engage in a full-scale war.上周六在以色列占领的戈兰高地发生的火箭袭击造成12名青少年和儿童死亡，这加剧了人们对以色列和伊朗支持的组织可能爆发全面战争的担忧。Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorised the government to respond to the strike. Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since Hamas' Oct. 7 assault sparked the war in Gaza, which has since spread to several fronts.以色列安全内阁周日授权政府对此次袭击作出回应。真主党否认对袭击负责，这是自哈马斯去年10月7日袭击引发加沙战争以来，以色列或以色列吞并领土内最致命的一次袭击，此次战争已蔓延至多个战线。Beirut airport's flight information board and flight tracking website Flightradar24 show Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS), opens new tab also cancelled two flights overnight on Sunday.贝鲁特机场的航班信息板和航班跟踪网站Flightradar24显示，土耳其航空公司（THYAO.IS）也取消了周日晚上的两趟航班。Turkey-based budget carrier SunExpress, Turkish Airlines subsidiary AJet, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines, Ethiopian Air and MEA have also cancelled flights scheduled to land in Beirut on Monday, Flightradar24 shows.Flightradar24显示，土耳其廉价航空公司SunExpress、土耳其航空子公司AJet、希腊航空公司爱琴海航空、埃塞俄比亚航空和MEA也取消了周一预定降落贝鲁特的航班。The airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is Lebanon's only airport. It has been targeted in the country's civil war, and previous fighting with Israel, including in the last war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006.贝鲁特-拉菲克·哈里里国际机场是黎巴嫩唯一的机场。在该国的内战中以及之前与以色列的战斗中，包括2006年真主党与以色列的最后一场战争中，它曾成为目标。On Sunday, MEA said it had delayed the departure of some flights set to land in Beirut overnight. Additional delays to flights landing on Monday were then announced due to "technical reasons related to the distribution of insurance risks for aircraft between Lebanon and other destinations", MEA said.黎巴嫩中东航空公司上周日表示，已推迟了部分预定在夜间降落贝鲁特的航班。随后由于“与黎巴嫩和其他目的地之间的飞机保险风险分配有关的技术原因”，周一降落的航班也被宣布进一步延误。Hezbollah and the Israeli military have increased cross-border exchanges of fire since the Gaza war began. The conflict has disrupted flights and shipping across the region, including during reciprocal drone and missile attacks between Israel and Iran in April.自加沙战争开始以来，真主党和以色列军队增加了跨境交火。冲突扰乱了整个地区的航班和航运，包括在4月以色列和伊朗之间的互相无人机和导弹袭击期间。