Two planes from the Lebanese airline Middle East Airlines (MEA) on the tarmac at Beirut international airport. (Credit: Roy Issa/AFP)
BEIRUT — Lebanon's national airline, Middle East Airlines (MEA), announced on Thursday another round of scheduling adjustments due to airspace closures in the region, adding additional round-trip flights from Beirut's international airport to Paris on Sunday, June 22, and Monday, June 23, and Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday, June 25.
Since Friday, and the Israeli attack on Iran, which sparked the war between the two countries, many airlines have suspended their flights to Beirut, and Lebanese airspace was temporarily closed for two consecutive nights over the weekend, just like those of other countries in the region, due to the exchange of missiles and the passage of drones and planes between the two non-bordering powers.
Regarding additional flights to France, flight ME1209 will depart from Beirut on Sunday at 7 a.m. (local time) to arrive in Paris at 10:40 a.m. The return flight, ME1210, will leave Paris at 11:40 a.m. and land in Beirut at 4:55 p.m. (local time). The same schedule will be maintained for flights ME1209 and ME1210 operated the following day, Monday, June 23.
The company specified that these flights are open to all passengers, while giving priority to those with unused tickets, who were unable to travel in previous days.
Flights to and from Baghdad still suspended
MEA clarified that flights between Beirut and Baghdad scheduled for Friday, June 20, remain suspended due to the continued closure of Iraqi airspace, ongoing since Friday.
The company also announced the adjustment of departure times for some flights to Jordan and the Gulf from June 20 to June 23. A decision was made "due to changes in some air corridors causing extended flight times" following disruptions caused by the Israel-Iran war.
The affected flights are as follows:
Friday, June 20, 2025
Flight ME 310 to Amman will take off at 6:50 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m.
Flight ME 424 to Riyadh will take off at 7:40 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.
Flight ME 404 to Kuwait is delayed and will take off at 5:45 p.m. instead of 8:40 a.m.
Flight ME 418 to Abu Dhabi will take off at 2:35 p.m. instead of 3:25 p.m.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Flight ME 310 to Amman will take off at 6:50 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m.
Flight ME 424 to Riyadh will take off at 7:40 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.
Flight ME 418 to Abu Dhabi will take off at 2:35 p.m. instead of 3:25 p.m.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Flight ME 310 to Amman will take off at 6:50 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m.
Flight ME 424 to Riyadh will take off at 7:40 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.
Flight ME 404 to Kuwait will take off at 7:50 a.m. instead of 8:40 a.m.
Flight ME 364 to Jeddah will take off at 7:55 a.m. instead of 8:55 a.m.
Flight ME 418 to Abu Dhabi will take off at 2:35 p.m. instead of 3:25 p.m.
Monday, June 23, 2025
Flight ME 310 to Amman will take off at 6:50 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m.
Flight ME 424 to Riyadh will take off at 7:40 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.
Flight ME 404 to Kuwait will take off at 7:50 a.m. instead of 8:40 a.m.
Flight ME 418 to Abu Dhabi will take off at 2:35 p.m. instead of 3:25 p.m.
