Trump says direct US-Lebanon flights could resume for first time in more than 40 years
Trump said the move could boost travel and commerce as Washington weighs security reviews for Beirut airport before service restarts.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced plans to resume direct flights between the United States and Lebanon during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington, ending a suspension lasting more than four decades.
- Washington halted direct air links in 1985 following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and security concerns during the Lebanese civil war, establishing a policy suspension that persisted for four decades.
- Resuming services requires extensive United States technical and security assessments of airport infrastructure and screening procedures. If implemented, the move would boost the Lebanese diaspora, tourism, and investment as Lebanon seeks economic recovery.
- Trump said Washington has "clear plans" to support the Lebanese Armed Forces, which Aoun described as "the pillar of stability." The leaders discussed implementing a framework agreement with Israel to permanently end regional hostilities.
- As Israel is "in the process of withdrawing from the south," Aoun emphasized that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri supports efforts to end hostilities, working toward the "ultimate goal" of regional peace and security.
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Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump promised yesterday to help Lebanon by hosting his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, at the White House, and announced that he will allow U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Beirut after more than 40 years of Washington suspending them for the hijacking by Lebanese Islamist militants of a TWA flight with 39 U.S. nationals on board.
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Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump just greenlit flights to a country his own government warns Americans to avoid. The president’s directive to end a 40-year ban on direct flights to Lebanon raises questions amid ongoing regional conflict. Donald Trump’s direct-flight announcement to Lebanon clashes with an active Level 4 travel advisory President Trump announced on July 21 that he would allow U.S. airlines to fly…
Trump Lifts Ban On Direct Flights to Lebanon
“President Trump said he was ordering his administration to allow direct flights from the United States to Lebanon, ending a prohibition that has been in place since Hezbollah hijacked a flight in 1985,” the New York Times reports. “The surprise announcement, which Mr. Trump made on his social media platform after visiting with President Joseph […]
The American president then announced on his Truth Social network the resumption of direct commercial flights between the United States and Lebanon, suspended for more than forty years, inviting the Americans to "visit this beautiful country".
US airlines can now fly to Lebanon for first time since 1985, says Donald Trump
President Trump directed US airlines to fly directly to Lebanon. Flights were suspended in 1985 after a hijacking incident. Extensive security reviews are now required before flights can resume. The US State Department currently advises Americans against travel to Lebanon. This directive follows a similar order lifting a ban on flights to Venezuela.
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