Budget airline Flydubai has canceled flights from Dubai to Beirut up to October 7, while Emirates has extended flight cancellations on this route until October 8 amid fears of escalation in the region.
In a statement, Emirates said: “The safety of crew and customers is our top priority and will not be compromised.” Both airlines stated they will “continue to monitor the situation closely.”
Qatar Airways has suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice, citing “the ongoing situation in Lebanon.”
Last week, the Lufthansa Group extended suspensions of flights to Beirut until October 26.
Airstrikes hit Beirut in the early hours of Monday morning, the first time strikes have landed within the city limits of the Lebanese capital in the current war.
Until now, Israel’s airstrikes on Beirut have focused on the southern part of the city, the densely populated and predominantly Shia neighborhoods where Hezbollah has a stronghold.
