Most airlines are working on a 'flights on demand' system to Beirut airport, Jaber announces

The war between Iran and Israel, which continued Sunday for the third consecutive day, was still disrupting flights to and from Beirut, and the director of civil aviation, Amin Jaber, explained in a statement that most airlines were now operating on an "on demand" system.

Many airlines are currently working on a system of on-demand flights to Beirut airport, instead of the usual fixed schedule, Jaber stated.

Depending on the evolution of the situation

"Qatar Airways plans two to three daily flights to Beirut, while Emirates has canceled its flights, and Etihad is continuing its usual operations," Jaber explained. Kuwait Airways and Al Arabiya Airlines are also maintaining their flights, according to him. "The regulation of air traffic to and from the airport remains dependent on the evolution of the situation in the country and the region."

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Additional MEA flights between Beirut-Istanbul, Emirates suspends its flights to Lebanon until June 22

Emirates Airlines announced on its website that it was continuing to suspend its flights to Amman and Beirut until June 22. Flights to Iran and Iraq are suspended until June 30.

"Customers connecting in Dubai to final destinations in Iraq, Iran, Jordan, or Lebanon, as well as travelers with connections on flydubai to these suspended destinations, will not be accepted for departure from their point of origin until further notice," the company stated.

Meanwhile, Middle East Airlines, Lebanon's flagship carrier, announced the organization of an additional ME1263/1264 flight to and from Istanbul on Sunday, with the following schedule: Flight No. ME1263, departing Istanbul at 5:00 p.m. to Beirut; Flight No. ME1264, departing Beirut at 7:55 p.m. to Istanbul. The airline specifies that booking priorities for these planes will be given to passengers whose previous flights were canceled in recent days.

On Friday afternoon, German airline Lufthansa stated that it had "temporarily suspended" its flights to Beirut until July 31.

This article was originally published in French in L'Orient-Le Jour.

La plupart des compagnies aériennes travaillent sur un système de « vols à la demande » vers l'AIB, annonce Jaber