The announcement was made in a press release issued by the company early in the afternoon of Sunday, November 23, 2025, a copy of which was sent to the newspaper’s newsroom.

The airline’s officials cited “strictly security-related reasons” to justify this temporary suspension, with immediate effect. “This decision was made in order to protect our passengers, our crews, and our operations, given the current security situation,” reads the Sunrise Airways statement, which says that the safety of passengers and employees is “their top priority.”