Turkish Airlines restarts flights to Beirut, Anadolu reports

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03/12/2024 16:11

ISTANBUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines  THYAO.IS 
has resumed flights from Istanbul to Beirut after a more than
two-month suspension prompted by conflict in the Middle East,
Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
    The airline, Turkey's flag carrier, suspended flights to
Beirut on Sept. 21 amid the conflict between Israel and the
Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group. The two sides agreed a
ceasefire last week, though both accuse the other of violations.
    Anadolu said the airline planned one flight per day in the
first phase, rising to two daily flights on Friday. It said
there would then be four daily flights from Dec. 11 onwards.
    Turkish Airlines did not immediately respond to Reuters'
request for comment on the Anadolu report and its details, but
its website showed Istanbul-Beirut flights on sale. 

 (Reporting by Ceyda Caglayan. Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu.
Editing by Mark Potter)
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