A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane landing at Beirut airport. (Credit: AFP)
BEIRUT —Middle East Airlines announced Monday that it readjusted its flight schedules after the Lebanese cabinet reversed the decision to postpone daylight savings.
On Monday, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that the country will implement summer time on Wednesday.
"All flights departing from Rafik Hariri International Airport are rescheduled to daylight saving time from midnight on the night of March 29 to 30, 2023," MEA announced in a statement.
"For tickets issued between March 25 and 27, 2023 (winter time), passengers are advised to check the revised departure time based on daylight saving time."
Last week, Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced their decision to postpone the change to summer time from March 25 to April 20.
The announcement took the country by surprise, resulting in mass confusion, mockery, criticism and allegations of sectarianism, given that the decision coincided with the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
Lebanon's caretaker cabinet reversed the decision following the backlash.