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Middle East Airlines

Lebanon · CEDAR JET

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Lebanon's flag carrier connecting the Middle East and beyond.

Founded

1945

Headquarters

Beirut, Lebanon

Alliance

SkyTeam

Middle East Airlines (MEA) is the national flag carrier of Lebanon, operating scheduled passenger services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Founded in 1945, it is one of the oldest airlines in the Arab world and has long served as Lebanon's primary gateway to international air travel. The airline is headquartered at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, its sole hub, and is majority owned by Banque du Liban, Lebanon's central bank. Despite the political and economic turbulence that has repeatedly affected Lebanon, MEA has demonstrated remarkable resilience, continuing operations through civil war, regional conflicts, and financial crises. MEA became a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance in 2012, expanding its codeshare partnerships and passenger connectivity. The airline operates a modern Airbus fleet and maintains a reputation for reliability and service quality within the region.

Hubs & network

MEA's primary and only hub is Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY).

Fleet

MEA operates an all-Airbus fleet consisting primarily of A320 family aircraft and A330 widebody jets.

Notable facts

›MEA was founded in 1945, making it one of the oldest airlines in the Arab world.
›Banque du Liban, the Lebanese central bank, is the majority shareholder of MEA.
›MEA joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance in 2012.
›The airline continued operations throughout Lebanon's 15-year civil war (1975–1990).
›MEA operates flights to over 30 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Official website Wikipedia

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Primary hubs

Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBEY · 31 rts Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOS · 2 rts Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportABJ · 2 rts Kotoka International AirportACC · 2 rts Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportATH · 1 rts King Fahd International AirportDMM · 1 rts

Route network map (65 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

ATH → BEY320

BEY → AUH320

BEY → EBL321 320

BEY → JED320 332

BEY → KWI320

BEY → MED320

BEY → MXP320

BEY → SVO320 319

BEY → TUN320

DMM → BEY320

FCO → BEY32S 319 320

NJF → BEY321

RUH → BEY320 332 321

AUH → BEY320

BEY → ACC332

BEY → ATH320

BEY → CAI320 321

BEY → EVN320

BEY → KAN332

BEY → LOS332

BEY → OTP73W

BSR → BEY320

CAI → BEY320 321

DOH → BEY320

DXB → BEY332 320

EVN → BEY320

FRA → BEY320

LCA → BEY321 320

LOS → ABJ332

MXP → BEY320

OTP → BEY73W

ABJ → LOS332

ACC → BEY332

AMM → BEY321 320

BEY → AMM321 320

BEY → DOH320

BEY → DXB332 320

BEY → FCO32S 320 319

BEY → FRA320

BEY → LCA321 320

BEY → LHR320 332

CDG → BEY332

EBL → BEY321 320

GVA → BEY320

LHR → BEY320 332

SVO → BEY319 320

ABJ → ACC332

ACC → ABJ332

BEY → BGW321 320

BEY → BRU320

BEY → BSR320

BEY → CDG332

BEY → DMM320

BEY → GVA320

BEY → IST320 332 321

BEY → NJF321

BEY → RUH320 332 321

BGW → BEY321 320

BRU → BEY320

IST → BEY320 332 321

JED → BEY320 332

KAN → BEY332

KWI → BEY320

LOS → BEY332

TUN → BEY320

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Airbus A32049 routes Airbus A330-20022 routes Airbus A32116 routes Airbus A3194 routes 32S2 routes 73W2 routes

Encyclopaedia

Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L., more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA), is the flag carrier of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport.

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