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Beirut: Lentokenttä kaaoksessa - Kuka uskoisi lentoreittien riippuvan sodasta?

Beirut - Golanin korkeus - Hezbollah - Israel - lentojen peruuttaminen - matkustaminen - turvallisuus

Lentäminen Beirutiin ei ole enää niin helppoa - lähde pakoon ennen kuin se on liian myöhäistä! ✈️💔

Beirut, Libanonin pääkaupunki, on viime aikoina ollut otsikoissa uhkaavien tapahtumien vuoksi. Keskustelu Israelin ja Hezbollahin välisestä jännityksestä on kiihtynyt, ja monet lentoyhtiöt ovat päättäneet peruuttaa lentojaan tänne. Kreikan Aegean Airlines ja Saksan Condor ovat viimeisimmät yhtiöt, jotka ilmoittivat lentojen peruutuksista. Vaikka monet matkaajat kokevat huolta, liiketoiminta jatkuvasti kasvaa Libanonissa, ja mieleen tulee kysymys: onko tämä oikea aika matkustaa Beirutiin?

Jännityksen kasvaessa jopa isot lentoyhtiöt, kuten Turkish Airlines ja SWISS, ovat päättäneet lykätä lentojaan Beirutiin turvallisuussyistä. Israelin uhkaukset kostotoimista ovat saaneet lentokentällä kaaoksen aikaiseksi, ja useimmat matkustajat ovat hämmentyneitä peruutuksista ja viivästyksistä. Ukrainan sodan myötä on tietenkin selvää, että kansainväliset lentoreitit ovat herkempiä kuin koskaan. Eikö lentäminen pitäisi olla vain rentoutumista ja lomaunelmien toteuttamista?

Viimeisimpien raporttien mukaan Israelin armeija on suorittanut pommituksia Beirutin esikaupunkialueelle, ja siellä kurkistaa Hezbollahin ylin komentaja. Tiettävästi tämä isku koski osoitetta, jossa Hezbollahin toiminta on ollut vilkasta, ja se on herättänyt kansainvälistä huomiota. Yleisö ei ole ainoastaan muissa maissa järkyttynyt, vaan myös paikalliset libanonilaiset ovat peloissaan iskun mukana tuomasta väkivallasta. Maaliskuu toisin sanoen on tuonut jotain muuta kuin vain kevätkukkia Beirutissa.

Jotta peruutuksista ja kalliista lipuista ei ollut tarpeetonta huolta, voidaan sanoa, että monet matkustajat päättivät lykätä matkojaan ja suuntautua enemmän rauhallisiin kohteisiin. Kun Emeraatteihin tai Kreikkaan on helppo päästä, monilla on nyt mahdollisuus ottaa lomaa Beirutin hälinästä. Tiesitkö muuten, että Beirut oli ennen suosittu matkailukohde ja sitä kutsuttiin ”Lähi-idän Pariisiksi” sen vilkkaan yön- ja kulttuurielämän vuoksi? Erityisesti nuorten paikallisten on vaikea ymmärtää nykyisen tilanteen huonontumista.

Faktan vuoksi on hyvä muistaa, että Libanonilla on rikas historia ja kulttuuriperintö, ja se on tunnettu herkullisista ruuistaan, kuten tabbouleh ja hummus. Vaikka tilanne voi olla vaikea, Libanon kukoistaa mahtavasta vieraanvaraisuudestaan ja ystävällisistä ihmisistään. Kuka tietää, ehkä matkasatamamme vielä joskus avautuvat jälleen ja Beirut saa uuden mahdollisuuden loistaa.

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More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation (Reuters)

Greece's Aegean Airlines and Germany's Condor cancelled flights to Beirut on Tuesday, the latest airlines to suspend services to the Lebanese capital in ...

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Despite escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah, it's ... (ABC News)

Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel flights to Lebanon, but business is ...

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Airlines cancel flights to Beirut ahead of Israeli strike (Israel Hayom)

Amid Israeli preparations for a retaliatory strike in Lebanon after the Majdal Shams massacre, several airlines, including Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, ...

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SWISS suspends flights to Beirut (swissinfo.ch)

Round-trip flights to the Lebanese capital have been cancelled until August 5, Lufthansa announced on Monday. The measure, justified for security reasons, ...

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More Beirut airport flights cancelled or delayed after Golan Heights ... (The National)

Several European carriers have suspended services, and Lebanon's Middle East Airlines announces delays as retaliation fears grow.

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Beirut sees more flights cancelled amid Hezbollah-Israel escalation (Middle East Monitor)

Greece's Aegean Airlines and Germany's Condor cancelled flights to Beirut on Tuesday, the latest airlines to suspend services to the Lebanese capital in ...

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Chaos, confusion at Beirut's only airport as Israel vows attack (The New Arab)

Israel's pledge to retaliate harshly has led to the cancellation or delay of flights to and from the Lebanese capital, impacting thousands of people.

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Israel says it struck Beirut after an attack in Israeli-controlled Golan ... (NPR)

The Israeli military says it targeted a Hezbollah official in a suburb of Lebanon's capital in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack in the ...

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Israel carries out rare strike on Beirut that it says killed Hezbollah ... (ABC News)

Israel has carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed the Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 ...

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Israel believes Hezbollah senior commander killed in Beirut strike ... (Reuters)

Israel believes its air strike on Beirut killed a senior commander of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Tuesday, Israel's public broadcaster said, ...

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Israel says it targeted Hezbollah commander in Beirut attack (Aljazeera.com)

At least one person killed after loud blast rattles southern suburbs of Lebanese capital, state media reports.

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IDF targets Beirut suburb in retaliation for attack that killed 12 in the ... (NBC News)

The Israeli military said it had carried out an airstrike in a suburb of southern Beirut, targeting a commander they say was in charge of an attack on ...

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Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike after deadly ... (CNN)

Israel says it has launched a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting a Hezbollah commander that it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan ...

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Israel says it struck Beirut, targeting commander accused in deaths ... (The Associated Press)

Israel has carried out a rare strike on Beirut, killing at least one person and wounding dozens more in escalating hostilities with the Lebanese militant ...

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Israel strikes Beirut: What we know so far (Aljazeera.com)

Israel says the attack targeted Hezbollah commander in response to the Golan Heights attack on Saturday.

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Israel Strikes Beirut Suburb, Targeting Hezbollah Commander: Live ... (The New York Times)

The Israeli military said its airstrike killed the leader of the Lebanese militant group's “fight against Israel” over the past year.

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2 dead after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad ... (ABC News)

Two people are dead after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander.

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Israel claims responsibility for strike in southern Beirut (CNN)

Israel has claimed responsibility for a “targeted strike” in southern Beirut. Follow for the latest news.

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Israel says it targets senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut (Reuters)

The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Tuesday against the Hezbollah commander it said was responsible for a strike in the ...

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Photos: Israel strikes building in Beirut suburbs (Aljazeera.com)

Witnesses said a loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the southern suburbs.

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Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike after deadly ... (CNN International)

Israel says it has launched a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting a Hezbollah commander that it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan ...

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Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in strike on ... (WTVD-TV)

Israel has launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr,.

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Israel Struck a Suburb in Beirut (The New York Times)

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Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Commander in Airstrike Near Beirut (The New York Times)

The strike was in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack this weekend in the Golan Heights. At least three civilians were killed and 74 others wounded on ...

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See chaos after Israeli strike hits southern Beirut | CNN (CNN)

Israel claimed responsibility for a “targeted strike” in southern Beirut. The IDF says it was aimed at the Hezbollah commander responsible for a rocket ...

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Israel claims it killed senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut (BBC News)

The Israeli military said Fuad Shukr was "eliminated" but local security sources say he was not in the building that was hit.

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Reactions to Israeli strike on southern Beirut suburb (Reuters)

An Israeli airstrike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was retaliation ...

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What is Hezbollah and why did Israel launch an airstrike into Beirut? (NPR)

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire for months now. Tuesday's strike in Beirut will further stir international fears of a wider regional war.

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From Paris to Beirut: Israel's long record of assassinating Palestinians (Aljazeera.com)

Ismail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.

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Israeli strikes in Beirut and Tehran could intensify a regional war (The Economist)

At the very least, they will delay talks over a ceasefire in Gaza | Middle East and Africa.

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