{"id":4396,"date":"2023-03-28T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=4396"},"modified":"2023-03-28T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:40:04","slug":"middle-east-airlines-to-rejig-schedule-after-lebanon-time-zone-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=4396","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Airlines To Rejig Schedule After Lebanon Time Zone Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lebanon’s flagship carrier\u00a0Middle East Airlines, readjusted its\u00a0flight schedules\u00a0after the Lebanese government reversed its decision to postpone daylight savings. The airline announced the change, which focuses on its hub at Beirut\u2013Rafic Hariri International Airport on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to authorities, daylight saving time will start Wednesday night. Lebanon’s Prime Minister said the country would need 48 hours to fix technical issues due to the last-minute reversal.<\/p>\n

Moved up by an hour<\/h2>\n

According to L’Orient Today, Middle East Airlines confirmed the readjustment to flight times in a statement.<\/p>\n

“All flights departing from Rafic Hariri International Airport are rescheduled to daylight saving time from midnight on the night of March 29th to 30th, 2023. For tickets issued between March 25th and 27th, 2023 (winter time), passengers are advised to check the revised departure time based on daylight saving time.”<\/p>\n

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The carriers’ flights will be moved forward by one hour but will reportedly be returned to their original schedule on April 21st. According to AeroTime, the change only affects\u00a0departures<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0arrivals<\/a>\u00a0at Beirut Airport. Flight schedules remain the same for all other international airports the airline serves.<\/p>\n

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Airport confusion<\/h2>\n

At the airport, the scheduling board indicated two different departure times for the exact same flight.\u00a0Aegean Airlines<\/a>\u00a0flight 947 to Athens was reportedly listed twice, shown as departing at both 15:30 and 16:30 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The confusion was also shared on social media.<\/p>\n

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