Braving war: Lebanon’s ‘badass’ airline defies odds
- 09-Oct-2024
BEIRUT: After narrowly escaping Israeli air strikes, Lebanese mother Tanaz Agha shared a picture taken from her plane window as she flew out of Beirut. “Proud to be a Lebanese who can travel on my national airline in a time of war,” the 46-year-old says she told her friends on social media. As Israel ramped […]
Passenger plane hit by stray bullet while landing in Beirut
- 10-Nov-2022
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) passenger plane bound from Jordan to Beirut was hit by a stray bullet while landing in Beirut on Thursday, with no injuries reported, MEA Chairman Mohamad El-Hout said. Hout told Reuters that seven to eight stationary planes are hit by stray bullets shot from areas neighbouring Beirut airport each year, […]