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Turkish Airlines restarts flights to Beirut, Anadolu reports

Turkish Airlines has actually resumed flights from Istanbul to Beirut after a more than twomonth suspension prompted by dispute in the Middle East, Turkey's stateowned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.

The airline company, Turkey's flag carrier, suspended flights to Beirut on Sept. 21 amidst the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group. The 2 sides concurred a. ceasefire recently, though both accuse the other of infractions.

Anadolu said the airline prepared one flight daily in the. first stage, rising to two daily flights on Friday. It stated. there would then be 4 everyday flights from Dec. 11 onwards.

Turkish Airlines did not right away respond to Reuters'. ask for comment on the Anadolu report and its details, but. its site showed Istanbul-Beirut flights on sale.

(source: Reuters)