Satisfied with safety guarantees, SWISS resumes flights to Beirut
People enjoy a sunny day at the Corniche Al Manara in Beirut, Lebanon on Dec 3, 2023.
Keystone / Wael Hamzeh
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that it would be resuming flights to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut from December 16.
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These flights had been suspended in mid-October due to tensions on the border with Israel.
“After an in-depth examination of the situation on the ground, the airline considers that sufficient safety guarantees have been met for the resumption of air services,” SWISS stated in a Friday press release. Beirut will be served until January 23.
As initially planned, flights will then be suspended during the winter months, until March 22, 2024.
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