Here are the Flight Prices to Beirut for the Upcoming Holiday Period!

After the ceasefire took effect on Wednesday, thousands of Lebanese abroad rushed to book the earliest flights back to Beirut. The surge in demand briefly overwhelmed Middle East Airlines’ (MEA) website, which reportedly received over 6,000 booking requests in a short period. To accommodate the influx, MEA announced 32 additional flights, with regular operations set to resume on December 12.

With demand skyrocketing, ticket prices have surged, and many flights are already sold out, leaving travelers with limited options and higher costs.

To gauge availability, we checked the MEA website for round-trip direct flights in economy class for one adult, departing between December 15, 2024 and returning on January 5, 2025, from cities like Paris, Marseille, Berlin, Istanbul, and Amman. It’s worth noting that most one-way tickets for the upcoming month are already sold out.

Round-trip from Paris to Beirut:

Tickets cost around $2,760 for round-trips, with most one-way economy tickets being sold out and only few business class options available, which are priced at around $1,400.

Round-trip from Marseille to Beirut:

Tickets cost around $5,300 for round-trips. One-way tickets are mostly sold out, with few business class options available, which are priced at around $3,600.

There are currently no available round-trip flights from Berlin to Beirut.

We also checked for indirect flights, which have extremely high prices. Available trips with one stop from Berlin to Beirut through Air France and MEA cost around $3,077 in business class. No economy options available.

There are currently no available round-trip or one-way flights from Istanbul to Beirut.

Round-trips from Amman to Beirut:

Royal Jordanian has resumed flights to and from Lebanon, so there are a number of round-trip and one-way flights available from Amman to Beirut.

As for other airlines, Emirates has canceled all flights until December 31. Etihad Airways, Saudia, Air Arabia, Oman Air, and Qatar Airways have suspended services until early January 2025. Lufthansa Group flights suspended flights until February 28, 2025, while Aegean Airlines will not resume flights until April 1, 2025.

MEA remains the primary carrier of operating flights.

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