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    flydubai Resumes Beirut Flights as Airport Recovery Gains Pace

    Beirut airport is gradually restoring regional links as flydubai resumes service, Qatar Airways operates again, and more carriers return to the Lebanese capital.

    2 min readApril 17, 2026
    flydubai Resumes Beirut Flights as Airport Recovery Gains Pace
    • flydubai has resumed Beirut service, with its website showing Beirut-Dubai flights and two weekly flights on the route.

    • Qatar Airways says it has resumed two daily flights from Beirut.

    • Air Arabia is again showing Beirut flights on its booking pages.


    Beirut airport begins to rebuild regional connectivity

    Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is gradually regaining activity as regional airlines restart flights to the Lebanese capital. The clearest confirmed development is flydubai’s return, with the airline’s booking pages showing active Beirut-Dubai service and a schedule of two weekly flights.

    That reopening adds to a broader recovery in regional traffic. Qatar Airways is also back in the market and is promoting the resumption of its two daily flights from Beirut through Doha.

    Live airport traffic shows operations picking up

    Beirut airport’s official live flight information page shows active arrivals and departures on Friday, April 17, a sign that operations are normalizing after the earlier suspension period.

    A separate report citing the airport schedule said Qatar Airways and Iraq’s UR Airlines had both returned to Beirut operations, marking one of the first visible waves of resumed international traffic since the disruption began.

    Airlines now confirmed or showing availability

    At this stage, the clearest picture looks like this:

    • flydubai: resumed Beirut service, with two weekly flights listed on its booking page.

    • Qatar Airways: says it has resumed two daily Beirut flights.

    • UR Airlines: reported to have returned to Beirut operations, according to airport-schedule reporting.

    • Air Arabia: Beirut routes are showing again on the airline’s booking platform, indicating renewed availability, though an official statement confirming the exact relaunch date was not available in the sources I reviewed.

    What matters for travelers now

    For passengers, the main takeaway is that Beirut airport is not back to full normality yet, but connectivity is improving. The immediate story is practical: more regional options are reopening, flight schedules are being rebuilt, and travelers should still expect close monitoring of airline updates as operations continue to stabilize.

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