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Aegean cuts Beirut over jet damage

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines said it had suspended all flights to Beirut pending the results of an investigation into the cause of damage to one of its planes that flew to the Lebanese capital. Ground crew at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport found external damage to the fuselage of a plane that flew from Athens on January 10, prompting the airline a day later to suspend all flights to and from Beirut, a company statement said. It gave no further details about the damage found on the aircraft's exterior. Lebanon's transport ministry dismissed what it said were comments on social media and in the media that suggested a bullet could be to blame. Lebanese Transport and Public Works Minister Ali Hamie published an email on Twitter, dated January 15, covering a technical assessment of damage found below the cockpit. "After close examination, it was determined that it was not the result of a bullet", the email said. Aegean said it had notified Greek authorities and Beirut Airport authorities and expected to give an update on resuming flights to Beirut in the coming weeks. Beirut Airport is in a bustling residential area of the capital, where festive gunfire is not uncommon.

Trending in November

The following are the ten most read articles on EX-YU Aviation News throughout November according to accumulated statistics:

1. easyJet terminates handful of EX-YU routes
2. Serbia to launch domestic flights in 2022

3. Wizz Air partially suspends planned new EX-YU routes

4. Air Serbia sells Boeing aircraft

5. Embraer aircraft a “striking fit” for Air Serbia

6. Air Canada suspends Zagreb flight plans
7. Air Serbia’s Airbus fleet renewal approaches
8. Wizz Air to launch new Belgrade, Podgorica flights

9. Serbia launches tender for ten new routes

10. Skopje Airport faces closures over runway work in 2022

The three most read trip reports in November:

1. Flydubai: Ljubljana - Dubai - Ljubljana

2. Qatar Airways: Belgrade - Doha

3. Air Serbia: Frankfurt - Belgrade

The most popular vintage photo published in November:

JAT Boeing 737-300 taking off from Dubrovnik, 1986

The most visitors by country:

1. Serbia
2. Slovenia

3. Croatia

4. United Kingdom
5. Germany

6. United States
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina

8. Canada
9. Macedonia

10. Switzerland
11. Australia

12. Netherlands
13. United Arab Emirates

14. Austria
15. Italy

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Anonymous14:12
People seem to love reading about route suspensions :D
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Anonymous19:19
Just out of curiosity, how the number of vintage photo views is counted? Do you summarize all views from social networks or just here from site. Thanks
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