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A Middle East Airlines Convair 990A at London Heathrow Airport in 1970

Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط) is an airline based in Lebanon. It flies between the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

History

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An MEA Airbus A330-200

Middle East Airlines opened for business on May 31, 1945. It was opened by Saeb Salam, with support from BOAC. MEA's work started on January 1, 1946 with flights between Beirut and Nicosia. Then its airplanes started to fly to Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus. The company bought two Douglas DC-3 planes in mid-1946.

On September 7, 2006, Israel ended its 8-week long air blockade on Lebanon. A Middle East Airlines plane from Paris flew to the Rafik Hariri International Airport at 6:06 p.m. Lebanese time (3:03 p.m. GMT). MEA resumed its normal flight timetable on September 11, 2006.

Destinations

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An MEA Airbus A330-200 at Roissy Airport in France

Middle East Airlines flies its planes to these countries and their cities (since June 2006):

Africa

Asia

Europe

Images for kids

  • MEA Boeing 747-200 Marmet

    A Middle East Airlines Boeing 747-200 in 1984

  • MEAofficeParis

    Middle East Airlines office in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Paris

  • Airbus A320 of Middle East Airlines taking off from Beirut International Airport

    The 5000th Airbus A320 built, delivered to Middle East Airlines, taking off from Beirut Airport

  • MEA Airbus A330-200 (OD-MED) departs London Heathrow 11Apr2015 arp

    A Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200 takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2015

  • F-ORMD Airbus A320-214Sharklets A320 MEA "Skyteam" (10839977813)

    A Middle East Airlines Airbus A320-200 wearing the SkyTeam livery

  • MEA InFlight Entertainment System

    Middle East Airlines economy class In-Flight Entertainment System

  • Destroyed MEA aircraft 1982

    An MEA aircraft was destroyed during a confrontation between the Israelis and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1982


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