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What are the risks for travelers following EASA's warning against flying over Lebanon?

The section of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency's decision concerning Lebanon remains in effect through Aug. 31, 2026.

What are the risks for travelers following EASA's warning against flying over Lebanon?

The departure hall at Rafik Hariri International Airport. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)

Passengers planning to travel to or from Lebanon are still holding their breath. Wednesday's announcement by President Donald Trump that the fragile truce between Iran and the United States had ended has once again raised the risk of new flight cancellations, even though flights had been maintained and bookings had gradually resumed, albeit at a rather slow pace, since late June.Fears were heightened by a recommendation issued Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), advising airlines to refrain from flying over the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon because of ongoing tensions and the risk of further military operations, after the United States and Iran again exchanged strikes. Context Trump says interim accord to end war is 'over' after Iranian strikes The agency also reported that it had withdrawn its...
Passengers planning to travel to or from Lebanon are still holding their breath. Wednesday's announcement by President Donald Trump that the fragile truce between Iran and the United States had ended has once again raised the risk of new flight cancellations, even though flights had been maintained and bookings had gradually resumed, albeit at a rather slow pace, since late June.Fears were heightened by a recommendation issued Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), advising airlines to refrain from flying over the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon because of ongoing tensions and the risk of further military operations, after the United States and Iran again exchanged strikes. Context Trump says interim accord to end war is 'over' after Iranian strikes The agency also reported that it had withdrawn its...
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