The war between Israel and Hamas is deterring travel across parts of the Middle East, according to the boss of Virgin Atlantic.
Chief executive Shai Weiss also said the price of jet fuel had also risen since the conflict began.
Virgin Atlantic is among carriers to have suspended flights between London and Tel Aviv.
Weiss, speaking to Bloomberg, described the situation in Israel following the Hamas atrocities on October 7 as still being “unpredictable”.
He added: “Right now the major impact has been that people are not flying into Israel because they are also not flying to the area, into Jordan, into Egypt, into other locations.
“And there has been an immediate impact on the price of fuel which has gone up quite considerably since then.”
He added: “From here on it depends on what the outcomes are. If Israel can contain its war to the south and to Gaza and really taking out the Hamas, then that’s one outcome.
“God forbid if it becomes a much more regional conflict, then we don’t know how it’s going to impact.
“But overall, war in the Middle East is always a dampening but I don’t think we’ve seen a tremendous amount.
“We’re not flying until it is safe to do so but we’ll have to see what the broader implications are,” added Weiss, who was speaking alongside Ed Bastian, chief executive of US partner and shareholder Delta Air Lines.
Virgin Atlantic currently plans to resume one of two daily frequencies between Heathrow and Tel Aviv on October 27 but its flying programme to Israel remains under constant review.
British Airways flights on the same route are also suspended until October 27.
Ryanair has extended its cancellations to Tel Aviv until November 6 citing “operational restrictions”.
EasyJet services have been cancelled until November 7, while Wizz Air has been forced to cancel most of its flights to and from Tel-Aviv, with “high chances” of further cancellations “due to the constantly evolving situation in Israel”.