Trump ends 41-year ban on direct US flights to Lebanon: ‘You can easily visit this beautiful land’

Trump ends 41-year ban on direct US flights to Lebanon: ‘You can easily visit this beautiful land’

On Truth Social, Trump said he directed his administration to restore direct US-Lebanon flights, allowing Americans to visit Lebanon more easily

BY DEEPANJALI SHARMA
59 MINUTES AGO

President Donald Trump directed US airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon after meeting President Joseph Aoun, ending a 41-year suspension (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump directed US airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon after meeting President Joseph Aoun, ending a 41-year suspension (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, July 21, that he is directing his administration to allow US airline carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension that has been in place for more than four decades.