Israel halts day flights to Eilat for 'safety' concerns

El Al Israel Airlines has suspended its daytime service to Israel's southern resort of Eilat on Tuesday.

The decision comes after Civil Aviation Authority refuses to allow the airline to continue flying old flight path.

The authority cited the safety of new flight paths aimed at reducing exposure to potential attacks from militants in nearby Egypt.

Israel has taken measures in recent months to ensure that air traffic into the Red Sea town, wedged between Jordan and Egypt, could not be targeted by militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.