Air France has restarted its flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Beirut-Rafic Hariri on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Flight AF558 departed Paris at 9:03, as reported by the flight tracking site FlightAware. This marks the end of a more than six-month suspension of the service, which began on March 1, 2026, in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Air France had previously announced its intention to resume operations to Lebanon, stating that it planned to restart flights to and from Beirut on that date. The airline had attempted to restart the service several times before, but these were postponed due to the war in Iran. The first flight, AF558, was operated by a long-haul Boeing 777-300ER and departed Paris-CDG at 9:03, slightly earlier than the scheduled 9:05. It arrived at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport around 14:15 local time. This flight is also listed as ME206 by Middle East Airlines and KL2098 by KLM. The return flight, AF565, is scheduled to depart Beirut at 16:05 and arrive in Paris at 19:50, according to local time. Air France plans to operate a daily flight on this route. In addition to Air France, Transavia France, its low-cost subsidiary, also resumed service between Paris-Orly and Beirut-Rafic Hariri on Friday, September 25, 2025. Flights TO4250 and TO4251, operated by a Boeing 737-800, now connect the Lebanese capital with Paris-Orly. Air France initially suspended flights to Beirut on March 1, the day after the first US and Israeli strikes against Iran. The airline continues to monitor the situation in the Middle East and Near East in real time. However, the resumption of flights to Lebanon does not apply to all of its regional routes. Flights to and from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia remain suspended until September 28, and those to and from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are suspended until October 13. Meanwhile, flights to Tel Aviv in Israel are currently operating "normally," although the airline notes that these schedules may still change depending on the security situation.