British Airways Celebrates Return to Lebanon

Celebrating its successful six month return to Lebanon, British Airways held a ceremony hosted by the British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher, a press release said on Thursday.

The event was attended by Minster of Tourism Fadi Abboud, Area Commercial Manager for the Middle East and Central Asia - Paolo De Renzis, the British Ambassador, in addition to airways executives; members of the media; and British Airways’ partners and customers.

Ambassador Fletcher said, "Having British Airways expanding their presence in Beirut is good for Britain, and good for Lebanon. It brings two of history's greatest trading hubs closer together, and unleashes potential for more dynamic and innovative partnership between the British and Lebanese people".

Paolo De Renzis, Area Commercial Manager for the Middle East and Central Asia, said: “We are delighted to be back in the Lebanese market, after a smooth and effective transition.”

"We are also very excited by the strong growth we have been seeing on the route. In fact, In order to better serve our customers and respond to their demands, we recently increased our Beirut flights from seven per week to 10 per week for our summer schedule”, De Renzis added.