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LEBANON CEASE-FIRE

Air transport: Most major airlines have returned to Beirut's international airport

Cyprus Airways and FlyDubai resumed their Beirut flights on Saturday, along with powerhouses Air France and Emirates.

Air transport: Most major airlines have returned to Beirut's international airport

The tarmac of Rafik Hariri International Airport, Jan. 23, 2024, on the sidelines of the Saudi Foreign Minister's visit to Lebanon. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)

After being deserted for several months, the Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is gradually returning to its pre-war pace, following the war between Hezbollah and Israel from September to the end of November last year.Cyprus Airways and FlyDubai resumed their flights to RHIA on Saturday, at the same time as major airlines Air France and Emirates, which previously announced their return to the Lebanese capital after several months of absence, according to the concerned airlines and sources within travel agencies in Lebanon. The Cypriot airline confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour that it plans to operate three flights per week between Larnaca and Beirut, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. FlyDubai confirmed the resumption of its flights with a daily link between the wealthy emirate and the Lebanese capital. Context Emirates...
After being deserted for several months, the Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is gradually returning to its pre-war pace, following the war between Hezbollah and Israel from September to the end of November last year.Cyprus Airways and FlyDubai resumed their flights to RHIA on Saturday, at the same time as major airlines Air France and Emirates, which previously announced their return to the Lebanese capital after several months of absence, according to the concerned airlines and sources within travel agencies in Lebanon. The Cypriot airline confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour that it plans to operate three flights per week between Larnaca and Beirut, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. FlyDubai confirmed the resumption of its flights with a daily link between the wealthy emirate and the Lebanese capital. Context Emirates...