Middle East Airlines and the Struggle to Resume Services After Regional Hostilities

The outbreak of serious hostilities in the Middle East, centered on escalating conflict involving Iran and other regional powers, has thrown one of the world’s busiest flight corridors into chaos. Civil aviation — normally a smooth and interconnected network of international links — has been interrupted across multiple countries. This disruption has had a direct impact on carriers such as Middle East Airlines (MEA), Lebanon’s national airline, as well as major Gulf carriers.