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US-Lebanon direct flights resume: Here's what to expect

These routes had been halted since the 1985 hijacking of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 847, which was operating between Athens and Rome before being forced to land in Beirut.

US-Lebanon direct flights resume: Here's what to expect

U.S. President Donald Trump greets President Joseph Aoun at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)

To make it easier for Americans to visit what he described as the "beautiful land" of Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was authorizing the resumption of direct flights between the United States and Lebanon. Trump made the announcement as he stood smiling next to President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office. The restriction on direct flights between the two countries was imposed in 1985 during the Civil War following the hijacking of a U.S. passenger plane by suspected Hezbollah militants.What do we know about this decades-old restriction, and what door has Trump opened for the restoration of direct air links between Lebanon and the United States?Who said what? "After meeting with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who has done a remarkable job working to transform his Country, I am hereby...
To make it easier for Americans to visit what he described as the "beautiful land" of Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was authorizing the resumption of direct flights between the United States and Lebanon. Trump made the announcement as he stood smiling next to President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office. The restriction on direct flights between the two countries was imposed in 1985 during the Civil War following the hijacking of a U.S. passenger plane by suspected Hezbollah militants.What do we know about this decades-old restriction, and what door has Trump opened for the restoration of direct air links between Lebanon and the United States?Who said what? "After meeting with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who has done a remarkable job working to transform his Country, I am hereby...
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This of course would be wonderful but MEA would need to buy or lease a couple of new aircraft combining ultra long range with moderate passenger capacity such as Boeing 787 Dreamliner or Airbus A350

Jim Kabbani

23 July 2026 07:49

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  • This of course would be wonderful but MEA would need to buy or lease a couple of new aircraft combining ultra long range with moderate passenger capacity such as Boeing 787 Dreamliner or Airbus A350

    Jim Kabbani

    23 July 2026 07:49

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