Emmanuel Macron announces the resumption of Air France flights to Beirut from February

While the airline had not yet confirmed anything, Emmanuel Macron decided to announce it to the French community in Lebanon, this January 17, 2025. Suspended for several months, Air France flights to Lebanon should gradually resume. here the month of February.

An announcement which delighted the crowd who came to attend the speech of the President of the Republic who was traveling in Lebanon for a dozen hours. A few days after the election of the new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Emmanuel Macron came to meet the new leaders after several months of instability in the heart of the country.

Passenger safety

Due to the security situation, Air France and several other companies had suspended their flights to Lebanon for an indefinite period. The customer safety argument being invoked. Episodes of high tensions recorded between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah in recent months have led the company to continue suspending flights.

While a truce agreement has just been reached between Israel and the armed forces of Hamas, and Lebanon has returned to political stability, flight safety no longer seems compromised and allows airlines to reopen their flights to Lebanon.