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Lebanon Airlines operates several passenger carriers throughout the country and to other nations. Some of the well-known airlines among these are Berytos Airlines, Global Jet, Flying Carpet Airlines, Middle East Airlines, the Lebanese Air Transport, the Mena Jet and the Trans Mediterranean Airways
Among the Airlines of Lebanon, the Berytos Airlines runs charter or specialized flights. Having its base in the Lebanese city of Hazmieh, the ICAO code of Berytos Airlines is BYR.A flight by the name of Mc Donnell Douglas DC-9-50 was acquired on rent by the airlines from Khors Air Company in 2005.
The Global Jet, another prominent airline of Lebanon operates mainly from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. The airlines was set up in 2003 but started its flight operations from 2004 January. According to the latest available data the company has a team of 130 professionals working with it. The Lockheed L-1011-500 Tristar is one of the highlights of its repertoire.
The Flying Carpet Airlines comprises of a Boeing 737 and a Swearingen SA-227 Metro turboprop airliner. It operates international flights to Hanover and Berlin and to destinations like Baghdad and Beirut. The Flying Carpet has the ICAO code of FCR.
The national airline of Lebanon is the Middle East Airlines Air Liban Sal .It offers flights to other Middle East countries, and to other countries in Africa and Europe. MEA, as it is popularly known,is also an active member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the International Air Transport Association.
The Lebanese Air Transport operates with the code of LAQ and is based in Beirut. The Mena Jet is a cost effective airliner which operates mainly from Beirut and Sharjah and runs flights to Egypt,Turkey and other Mediterranean nations. Trans Mediterranean Airways deals in cargo.
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