Le The Middle East will have seen the biggest clashes in history of these 10 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah last weekend. The terrorist organisation launched hundreds of rockets and drones into Israel early on Sunday.
In response, the Israeli army hit Lebanon with around a hundred jets to thwart a larger attack. A situation which has had consequences for civil air traffic. Beirut and Tel Aviv airports closed to civilian traffic for a few hours.
But the situation quickly returned to normal- at least for the airports. In Tel Aviv, the airport reopened to traffic two hours after flights were suspended in the early hours of Sunday.
In Beirut, the airport also suspended operations for just a few hours. According to the local daily l'Orient, the management of Middle East AirlinesLebanon's national airline, said yesterday that its flight schedule had not been changed. Flights resumed in the morning.
However, many airlines have suspended their services. The Group Lufthansa and British Airways extend the suspension of their flights to Tel Aviv until 28 August. Air France-KLM has decided to do the same, suspending its flights to Tel Aviv for the time being. On Beirut, the airline has announced that its flights will at least remain cancelled until 26 August. On the other hand, all flights operated by Israeli airlines and MEA are insured.
According to flightradar.com, this Monday only Transavia operates flights to Lyon and Nice. However, the Air France frequency from Paris CDG remains cancelled.
