Lufthansa extended the suspension of its flights to Tehran and Beirut until early next year for operational reasons, the German flagship airline said on Wednesday. For Lufthansa Airlines, this means flights to Tehran will be suspended up to and including Jan.

Germany's Lufthansa Group is to extend its suspension of flights to Beirut and Tehran into the new year, as the conflict in the Middle East continues. The Frankfurt-based company, which operates the core Lufthansa brand and owns a number of subsidiary airlines,