Iranian flights to Beirut: Lebanon evades Israel's warning!

Iranian flights to Beirut: Lebanon evades Israel's warning!

In a dramatic turn, Lebanon refused to land in Beirut this week. This decision came after a serious warning from the United States that Israel could attack the airport should an Iranian aircraft land there. According to the AFP news agency, the landing permit was refused in consultation with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun before the machines. As a consequence of this refusal to land, there were protests by Hisbollah supporters who blocked access to the airport. The Hisbollah is accused by Israel to use military supply routes via the airport, an assertion, which is contested by the Lebanese government and the militia itself, as the Kronen Zeitung reported.

The worldwide aviation is also severely affected by the latest military tensions. After a massive Iranian rocket and drone attack on Israel at the weekend, numerous airlines, including Lufthansa and other European airlines, had to delete their flights or choose significantly longer routes. While the air spaces over Israel, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan were reopened on Sunday, the European Air Safety Agency (EASA) warned of the risk of misjudgment in air traffic, especially about Tehran. These security warnings are a direct consequence of the tense conflict, which has recently escalated through the attacks on Israel, as Airliners.de reported.

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