The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is beginning to spill over into Europe. LebanonThis has led to fears of a conflagration in the region. Some airlines are also taking precautions when serving Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The Lufthansa said temporarily suspend its services. Its daily flight to Frankfurt and several of Eurowings' weekly frequencies to Düsseldorf have been cancelled.
The national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA), flight programmes are updated daily. As a result, 9 flights have been cancelled this Monday 23 October and on 24 October, the company cancels 7 frequencies. Most of the these cancellations concern routes to the rest of the Middle East or the Gulf States. However, an afternoon flight to London and a flight to Athens have been cancelled on Tuesday 24.
The flight schedule can be consulted at https://www.mea.com.lb/english/about-mea/news-and-press-releases/news-and-press-releases. The airline explains its decision by the drop in traffic in the face of the possible expansion of the conflict in LebanonIn addition, there has been a reduction in insurance cover for aviation risks in wartime.
No impact on France-Lebanon traffic
There are no major upheavals in France of the airline offer for the moment. Both Air France and Transavia are providing all their flights to Paris CDG, Paris Orly, Lyon and Marseille. Air France has one daily flight to Lebanon and MEA two daily flights to CDG. Transavia operates one flight a day to Paris Orly, three flights a week to Lyon and one flight a week to Marseille.
Connections to Brussels and GenevaThese are served solely by MEA, with four flights a week, last for the time being. You should also consult the timetables of the two airlines and the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 18 October, the Ministry of " advises French visitors who are considering a trip to Lebanon not to travel there, unless there is a compelling reason to do so" .
