Capt. Mohammed Aziz, advisor to the Middle East Airlines chairman, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office at the MEA headquarter in Beirut, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A Middle East Airlines airplane flies over Beirut as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Flames and smoke rise form an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Middle East Airlines hostesses wait for their flights in the operations room at the MEA headquarter in Beirut, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A Middle East Airlines airplane flies over Beirut as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Flames and smoke rise form Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Smoke rise form Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Middle East Airlines employees work in the operations room at the MEA offices in Beirut, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Flames and smoke rise form an Israeli airstrike, as Rafik Hariri international airport seen on the background, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)