A plane approaches Beirut's airport as smoke rises from the southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, Nov. 15, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine)
Jean Abboud, president of the Association of Travel and Tourist Agents in Lebanon, said Friday that the number of travelers arriving in Lebanon by air is “very limited” due to the ongoing war with Israel, adding that some travel agencies “rely on bookings made for the holiday period” at the end of the year.Quoted by the official National News Agency (NNA), Abboud stated that “there seems to be no hope” that the current trend could be reversed by a lull before the end of the year. In fact, clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have been steadily escalating since late September, a year after the war began in the wake of the Gaza war.Abboud recalled that flights to Lebanon remain limited, with Middle East Airlines (MEA) being the only carrier still operating daily flights to and from Rafik-Hariri International Airport since the end of...
Jean Abboud, president of the Association of Travel and Tourist Agents in Lebanon, said Friday that the number of travelers arriving in Lebanon by air is “very limited” due to the ongoing war with Israel, adding that some travel agencies “rely on bookings made for the holiday period” at the end of the year.Quoted by the official National News Agency (NNA), Abboud stated that “there seems to be no hope” that the current trend could be reversed by a lull before the end of the year. In fact, clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have been steadily escalating since late September, a year after the war began in the wake of the Gaza war.Abboud recalled that flights to Lebanon remain limited, with Middle East Airlines (MEA) being the only carrier still operating daily flights to and from Rafik-Hariri International Airport since the...
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