TAROM temporarily suspends flights to/from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman
Bucharest, February 28, 2026 UPDATE at 1:30 p.m. In light of the tense situation in the Middle East, the Romanian National Air Transport Company TAROM announces that it is temporarily suspending commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman from February 28 to March 2, 2026, inclusive. Flights RO155 OTP–TLV and RO156 TLV–OTP on March 3 are still under review, and the decision regarding their operation or cancellation will be communicated in a timely manner.
The safety of passengers and crews is TAROM’s priority. The company will resume flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman as soon as operational conditions allow.
Multiple options for affected passengers
The suspension of flights is due to restrictions imposed by the authorities managing airspace and airports in the Middle East, a situation classified as an extraordinary circumstance under European passenger rights regulations. According to Regulation (EC) 261/2004, Art. 5 (3), the carrier does not pay compensation if the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances that could not be avoided. Officially recognized examples: airspace closure, state authority restrictions, security/conflict, airport closure.
Although the suspension of flights is determined by restrictions imposed by the authorities and the existence of a state of danger in the aforementioned airspaces, TAROM offers affected passengers the following options:
- rebooking on a later date, on TAROM flights, after operations resume;
• issuance of a TAROM voucher, usable for the purchase of any ticket on flights operated by the company; or - full refund of the unused ticket, if the passenger does not opt for one of the above options.
For up-to-date flight information, passengers are asked to visit www.tarom.ro or contact the TAROM Call Center.