Middle East Airlines is the only carrier currently flying in and out of Lebanon. All the others stopped their operations since the war intensified. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on the challenges of operating flights in the middle of a war zone, and why for many Lebanese it’s vital that the service continues.
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