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A large number of flights were cancelled, affecting the travel of Lebanese passengers

2024-08-06

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Concerned about possible escalation in the Middle East,Several airlines have cancelled flights to and from Lebanon, which has had a significant impact on local passengers who want to travel by air.

On August 5th local time, at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, many passengers lined up in long queues due to the cancellation or postponement of a large number of international flights.

Traveler Adnan:I've been here since 12 midnight. I arrived at the airport at 12 midnight and my flight was scheduled to leave at 3:55 am, but the airline delayed the flight to 1:15 pm, and at 1:15 pm, the flight was delayed to 6 pm.

Passenger Jacob:I arrived in Lebanon on July 19th and was supposed to leave here on August 4th, but my original flight was cancelled, it was a Polish Airlines flight, then I bought a Turkish Airlines ticket, that flight was also cancelled. Today I have been waiting here since 10 am.

Passengers from Israel are also affected. Belgium's Brussels Airlines announced on the 5th that due to the increasing tensions in the Middle East, the airline will stop operating any flights to Tel Aviv, Israel before August 12, and the flight resumption time is yet to be determined. Previously, Lufthansa and Swiss Airlines also canceled flights to Tel Aviv.