A Middle East Airlines plane during a Beirut-Paris flight in October 2023. (Credit: Layal Dagher/L'OLJ)
Diversions, delays and cancellations, closed airspace: the war that has been raging in the Middle East since Saturday between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other is severely disrupting civil aviation in the region.Amid the risks posed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries, reaching as far as Cyprus, several airlines have suspended or reduced service to the region, including to Beirut, whose airspace remains open. In the news MEA flight updates for March 2 and 3 Airspace over Iran, Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, however, has been closed.What risks do travelers and crews face? How are airlines adapting? L’Orient-Le Jour spoke with pilot Fadi Ramadan, who has more than 15 years of experience in the Middle East.Empty air corridors above several...
Diversions, delays and cancellations, closed airspace: the war that has been raging in the Middle East since Saturday between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other is severely disrupting civil aviation in the region.Amid the risks posed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries, reaching as far as Cyprus, several airlines have suspended or reduced service to the region, including to Beirut, whose airspace remains open. In the news MEA flight updates for March 2 and 3 Airspace over Iran, Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, however, has been closed.What risks do travelers and crews face? How are airlines adapting? L’Orient-Le Jour spoke with pilot Fadi Ramadan, who has more than 15 years of experience in the Middle East.Empty air corridors above...
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