{"id":2633262,"date":"2026-07-21T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-reverse-faa-ban-on-direct-flights-to-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:22:36","slug":"trump-to-reverse-faa-ban-on-direct-flights-to-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-reverse-faa-ban-on-direct-flights-to-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to reverse FAA ban on direct flights to Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-reverse-faa-ban-on-direct-flights-to-lebanon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced that he will now permit U.S.airlines to fly directly to Lebanon, reversing a longstanding FAA ban that dates back to 1985 due to safety concerns following a hijacking incident involving TWA Flight 847. During a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph aoun at the White House, Trump indicated that this change could happen and later confirmed on Truth Social that his administration is directing airlines to operate direct flights to Lebanon, facilitating easier travel for Americans to the country. <\/p>\n<p>The original ban was imposed after the hijacking, which involved Lebanese militants believed to be linked to Hezbollah, an iranian-supported group. Trump also noted the importance of Lebanon\u2019s leadership, praising Aoun\u2019s efforts to transform the country.Additionally, Trump mentioned the possibility of engaging with hezbollah directly if asked by Lebanon\u2019s president, breaking typical norms against negotiating with terrorist groups. The move comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-rejects-false-narrative-of-joy-at-harris-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tlaib rejects &#039;false narrative&#039; of joy at Harris convention - Washington Examiner\">amid ongoing tensions related<\/a> to Hezbollah and broader Middle East conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Tuesday that he will now allow U.S. airliners to conduct direct flights to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a>, more than four decades after the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited those routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump hinted at the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday morning, telling reporters he could \u201csee that happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4657746\/trump-direct-flights-lebanon-faa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump to reverse FAA ban on direct flights to Lebanon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4653027\/united-rejects-claim-passengers-change-itinerary-avoid-trump-airport\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>United rejects claim it will allow passengers to change itinerary to avoid newly renamed Trump airport<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4641902\/palm-beach-florida-airport-rebrand-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Palm Beach airport rebrands as \u2018President Donald J. Trump International Airport\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours later, the president wrote on Truth Social that Aoun \u201chas done a remarkable job working to transform his country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am hereby directing my Administration to allow all U.S. airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land,\u201d he continued. \u201cHopefully, other Countries will do the same. Enjoy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FAA barred commercial flights to Lebanon after the 1985 hijacking of Trans World Airlines Flight 847, a flight from Cairo with a final destination of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hijackers, over a period of more than two weeks, crisscrossed the Mediterranean Sea while demanding the release of more than 700 Lebanese people in Israeli custody. During one of the flights across the Atlantic, the hijackers killed one of the passengers, U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, and deposited his body on the tarmac of the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hijackers were believed to have been affiliated with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a>, an Iranian-funded proxy operating out of southern Lebanon, though the group has denied its involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah and its attacks on Israel remain near the center of Trump\u2019s war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> and the general conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656932\/trump-speak-to-hezbollah-lebanon-president-asks\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS HE\u2019LL SPEAK TO HEZBOLLAH IF ASKED BY LEBANESE PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has repeatedly broken the decadeslong norm preventing presidents from negotiating with U.S.-designated terrorist groups, and he suggested Tuesday that he would consider speaking to Hezbollah leadership directly if asked to do so by Aoun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI speak to everybody. I\u2019ll speak to people that a lot of people think I shouldn\u2019t be speaking to, and things work out,\u201d he told reporters in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to permit U.S. flights to Lebanon after 40+ years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2633263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26202599519562.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56785,82996,14154,23728,3634],"class_list":["post-2633262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aviation-policy","tag-direct-flights","tag-faa","tag-lebanon","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26202599519562.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633266,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633262\/revisions\/2633266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2633262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2633262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}