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Lebanon’s MEA restores Riyadh route

1 min Antoine Khoury

Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) will resume flights to and from Riyadh starting Monday, November 2, after a roughly three-week suspension.

Riyadh airport partially reopened last Sunday © Mena Today 

Riyadh airport partially reopened last Sunday © Mena Today 

Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) will resume flights to and from Riyadh starting Monday, November 2, after a roughly three-week suspension.

The Saudi capital’s King Khalid International Airport was shut following strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, one of which killed 13 people.

During the closure, MEA diverted its Riyadh-bound flights to other Saudi airports that remained open.

Riyadh airport partially reopened last Sunday, with two terminals now operational, despite ongoing hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.

Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury is based in Beirut and has been reporting for Mena Today for the past year. He covers news from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey, and is widely regarded as one of the region’s leading experts

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