Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Columbus to Lebanon
Entry restrictions
Lebanon has reopened its airports with limited capacity.
People traveling to Lebanon will be required to comply with testing and self-isolation measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Check with the airline and Lebanese embassy before booking.
Entry requirements
Travelers 12 and over who are arriving from countries with PCR testing capability will be required to take a PCR test within 96 hours prior to travel and take another test on arrival. Certain airlines are covering the cost of this test whilst others may not.
Travelers 12 and over who are arriving from countries without PCR test capability will be required to have a test on arrival. The test costs USD $100 and is covered by some airlines. Travelers will be required to self-isolate, and must take a second PCR test 72 hours after arrival at their own expense. If both tests are negative, no further self-isolation will be required.
From December 22, travelers from the UK will be subject to supplementary COVID-19 measures in addition to the ones already in place. They will be required to take a PCR test at Beirut International Airport upon arrival (which is provided at the airline’s expense), and then self-isolate at their accommodation for 72 hours before taking another PCR test and wait in self-isolation for the results. If both tests are negative, they may leave self-isolation. The same measures apply to Lebanese and resident foreign nationals arriving from Iraq.
Travelers arriving from Syria, Turkey and all African countries, must proceed to their accommodation and quarantine for 48 hours, until they receive the results of a PCR test conducted at the airport.
Travelers arriving from Iraq must have a hotel reservation confirmation for 72 hours for either Golden Tulip Hotel, Kanaan Hotels, Lancaster Hotels, Radisson Blu Martinez or Radisson Blu Verdun. This does not apply to nationals and residents of Lebanon.
Travelers who test positive will have to self-isolate and follow Ministry of Health guidelines.
Travelers who left Lebanon for a period not exceeding one week will be exempt from PCR testing on their return.
Travelers are required to download the Government of Lebanon application "MOPH Ma3an" on their mobile phone and complete a health declaration form before departure, and must have insurance for their whole stay in Lebanon, which will cover in full the costs of medical treatment in case they test positive for coronavirus.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are subject to a 7-day quarantine. The first 48 hours of quarantine must be spent at a Government of Lebanon approved hotel, while travelers wait for the results of their PCR test on arrival. When they receive their airport test result, if it is negative, they may move to their accommodation. They must continue to quarantine at their accommodation before taking another PCR test (that they must arrange yourself) a week after their arrival. If both tests are negative, they may leave quarantine. Diplomats and their families, official delegations and UNFIL officers are exempt from the quarantine measures, as well as those who have received the COVID-19 vaccination, on the condition that they have proof of vaccination and take a PCR test on arrival as a precautionary measure.
Travelers arriving from Baghdad, Istanbul, Adana, Cairo or Addis Ababa are subject to 7-day quarantine at a Government of Lebanon approved hotel.
All other info
Special restrictions apply to non-Syrian nationals who are transiting through Lebanon on the way to Syria:
Travelers transiting through Beirut (BEY) to Syria must have pre-approval from the Syrian Authorities. Those over the age of 12 must also have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before departure. Travelers with a Travel Document for Palestinian Refugees issued by Syria are exempt from this requirement.
There are currently 102,211 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in LB and 2,020 deaths as of Jan 20 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "Food"
Cons: "All good"
Pros: "My FA from IAH to DOH was outstanding. She made sure I was comfortable the whole flight"
Pros: "Excellent service on both flights. Truly a 5 star experience. Well done Qatar Airways."
Cons: "Nothing. Keep up the good work"
Pros: "Crews were excellent. Luggage came out very fast. Flight was very comfortable."
Pros: "Staff is nice and polite."
Cons: "Need more movies choice and TV"
Pros: "Too crowded"
Cons: "One more staff will be better"
Cons: "The boarding process was ridiculous. The staff delayed boarding of zone 2 passengers until ALL zone 1 passengers could be located and boarded which could easily have delayed takeoff. They went so far as to page missing zone 1 pax several times and asked people sitting on gate area which zone they"
Pros: "Good attention from crew and very comfortable seats."
Cons: "Nothing given the great value for money"
Pros: "Crew was professional"
Cons: "Plane is dirty Food is disgusting Bags treated so badd"
Pros: "Crew was nice, attentive and very helpful"
Cons: "More leg room"
Cons: "Long trip"
Pros: "Entertainment system, crew responsiveness"
Cons: "Quality of main dish (lamb with rice). Portion of lamb is very small."
Pros: "Excellent Service and most friendly staff"
Cons: "Nothing was bad. But the food taste can be better"
Cons: "Entertainment for a 4 hr flight was terrible"
Pros: "Good service/Crew food quality and choice good."
Cons: "Need more choice of British TV Programmes rather than American"
Pros: "Everything was great ,On time , comfortable seeds, Crew were very nice , boarding was quick Thank you Qatar Airways"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "The crew was excellent"
Pros: "In time me ,food ,clean"
Pros: "Hotel to freshen up was great idea"
Cons: "Visa took forever. Ended having only 2 hours at the hotel"
Pros: "There is a reason Qatar was ranked the best airlines last year. From service that was above and beyond, whether on the plane or in the airport and lounges. The nicest and most attentive people. Outstanding menus and comfort on the plane."
Pros: "Staff was outstanding"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "great crew and food."
Cons: "being charged excess baggage when one suitcase weigh under weight. Having to wait at the terminal for a hour and a half because of bad weather -- not the pilot's fault"
Pros: "Everything"
Pros: "I really enjoyed the flight, which was almost 15 hours long. I give an overall 4 star review for this flight. The boarding process was pretty organized (without including the ignorant passengers who can't read their zone numbers, haha) because they called us up group by group, in a speedy process. Even inside, the cabin crew welcomed us aboard and showed us where our seats are. This leads me to my 5-star rating of the service. Very warm, friendly, and generally helpful cabin crew Qatar Airways has. They fulfilled all my needs even if they had to go out of their way. As for entertainment, I was very surprised at how many great movies they have! Especially the new ones! I would not be bored again with this selection. Food was okay to be honest. It was a hot meal that satisfied my hunger and tasted good, but maybe it's just me and airplane food. Doesn't taste right for me. And to be honest, I was cramped. Not even me but many other passengers felt like the seats were too small. Overall, Good experience!"
Cons: "15 passengers waiting in line for the bathroom"
Pros: "Friendliness of staff. Cleanliness"
Pros: "Very professional ground staff and cabin crew; very genuine and trained well. However, the first class food is absolutely subpar. Entertainment choices were great though & the lie flat seats are fab!"
Cons: "The food"
Pros: "clean airline, modern airplanes, good food, friendly service"
Cons: "Nothing not to like. Spacing between seats is a little tight for med-tall passengers. Food service was slow. few/Infrequent additional beverage & snack visits."
Pros: "Again amazing wonderful flight attendants!!! Excellent service!!! I'm sooo impressed!!! Great food!"
Cons: "The online check in system was down so we all had to line up to check in."
Pros: "The airline in general was good, provided a kit with socks, ese plugs,toothbrush and other essentials,good movie choices, overall customer service. They had free wifi which was amazing!!"
Cons: "We took 2 long flights one from morrocco to Qatar and Qatar to dallas. The food on the flights was not the best, one the first one they ran out of chicken meal and only had fish left which was gross, for such a big airline you would also think they give a snack in between meals but they do not.also after giving you the food it took a long time for them to pick up the tray which I thought was unusual"
Pros: "Crew were helpful and not interefering in long flight"
Cons: "Flight from Qatar to Seoul was quite old I believe. USB on my chair did not work and media in LCD screens were not new enough. seats were quite old and not convenient for 10 hours flight."
Pros: "Service was excellent. Check in was efficient & welcoming. Staff was very friendly & helpful."
Pros: "Very courteous!"
Pros: "Food was better than average, blankets were soft and seats were comfortable. Good flight."
Cons: "I did not like the entertainment because it did not work well!!!!!"
Cons: "Late gatw announcement so we waited for quite sometime in front of the electronic board"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Generally ok but not as good as other Middle East carriers"
Cons: "The leg room on this flight felt less generous than other carrier and the food was poor almost inedible. The aircraft (777) seemed much noiser than other aircraft I have flown on and the noise from the toilet flush could be heard 10 rows away"
Pros: "Quick and easy boarding and decent crew."
Cons: "Food wasn't great, but edible. No options for a vegan who didn't choose a vegan meal as the flight was booked last minute. Unhealthy food."
Pros: "I like everything about Qatar Airways"
Pros: "Everything was great except the plane from Doha to Beirut it was too small with no seat screens and bad c music channels and non-comfortable seats !! :( otherwise everything was great !! I like Qatar airlines and don't hesitate to travel with them again Thank you"
Pros: "On time, good crew, easy connection."
Cons: "Hard and tight seats for such long night flight."
Pros: "Once I made it to my seat, easily slipped back into a meditative trance."
Cons: "Unannounced delays. Waited in a line, then another one. Probably just different security protocol than I'm used to."
Pros: "The aircraft was kinda old.. There was no usp plug to charge ur phone. . This was an issue for me. . I was out of charge and i wanted to make some calls after landing"
Cons: "The delay from Bahrain to Doha. We delayed around 30 min. On the plane before take off."
Pros: "Good service and flight."
Cons: "Movies are the same since last six months. Business class place to keep the feet is too narrow when its flat bed. No space."
Cons: "Windows locked dark for whole flight in the DAYTIME going over spectacular scenery in Norway and Greenland. No eye shades given out. Totally depressing. Food very mediocre with nothing Arabic in spite of great Arab food."
Pros: "crew was ok. seats were very tight. climate was hot inside the plane for the whole trip. no entertainment the screens were not working. poor food. and finally we had to go in a bus not a direct gate.. very bad experiance"
Cons: "everything!"
Pros: "Food was wonderful. Seats in Crown class were very comfortable. Crew was excellent."
Pros: "Friendly pilot and crew"
Cons: "Delayed planes are always annoying. The flights to and from ended up being delayed about an hour each way."
Cons: "The attendants only came around 2 times to offer drinks/water on a 12 hour flight. They only offered tea/coffee once. It was not offered after the main meal even. The attendants need to come around with water every few hours on such a long flight."
Pros: "Crew attentive, flight left and arrived on time"
Cons: "More movie and TV show options. Also foot rest would have been nice."
Pros: "Great crew, very comfortable plane. Everything was on time."
Cons: "The vegetarian option was not vegetarian as it contained fish. O'Hare was under construction and signage from the domestic terminal to international terminal was poor."
Cons: "They need to revamp business. It’s disgusting and is no longer worth the money."
Pros: "The flight was great. The crew was wonderful as we were traveling with a wheelchair. I will definitely fly Royal Jordanian again."
Cons: "Every flight we were on was oversold."
Pros: "This is the first trip on the Egyptian airline and the last trip and the reason delay."
Cons: "We need to be reimbursed for our flights that THEY canceled."
Pros: "Quick boarding and on time departure and arrival."
Pros: "Service and food"
Cons: "Old plane"
Pros: "Seat on the 787 is the best economy seat ever"
Cons: "Movie options more limited than other airlines. Crew were certainly OK - a bit abrupt, but I really don’t need someone fawning over me to be satisfied."
Cons: "Really poor food, service was dull af best and plane is quite antiquated. They need to overhaul and modernize every aspect of their operation to properly represent Jordanian hospitality and Middle East standards for aviation."
Cons: "Same as above"
Pros: "The food and beautiful women"
Cons: "The seats"
Cons: "Seating too tight and close three people sit there arm on each other because no room similarly distance between row is also close food tray falls over"
Cons: "All good"
Pros: "Seats were comfortable, crew was attentive and smooth takeoff and landing"
Cons: "Food was low quality"
Pros: "Amazing exit row seat for free. Really nice crew."
Cons: "Bad headphones and small selection of movies to watch"
Cons: "The women's crew is always unfriendly especially when they know that you are Jordanian, and the food is small"
Cons: "I missed my flight"
Cons: "Food was undistinguished, particularly breakfast, cabin was overheated and crowded, staff was too busy to provide timely service, to few toilets on the plane."
Pros: "I kept calling the airline and no one answered to change the dates because of a passport emergency and ended up missing the flight"
Cons: "No one answers in case of emergenciess"
Pros: "The seats in the plain were comfortable and although it was a short flight, there was a multimedia syste, a pillow and a blanket"
Cons: "Couldn't sleep. Fall a sleep and was wakes up by the crew to get a meal. Couldn't fall a sleep after that. Why was it done ?!"
Pros: "Delay one hour without announcement"
Cons: "Short flight, comfortable seat"
Cons: "Worse Flight ever seen . they charge me $210 for my handbag when I'm stop in Jordan Air port for connection to fly to US right before the airplane door . they told me if I don't pay they will cancel my ticket ."
Cons: "Bording was not very organized."
Pros: "The movie selection was good."
Cons: "They offered drinks/water ONCE in the entire 13 hour trip. I was desperate for water about 6 hours in. I did purchase a bottle of water after I was through security at the Amman airport, but when I went to my gate, I couldnt take the water to the actual waiting area!"
Pros: "The entire experience was truly great! Crew is very professional, friendly, and accomodating! Very comfy plane, great food and a wide variety of entertainment!"
Cons: "Everything was great!"
Pros: "Food and crew were great."
Cons: "Security was slow and repetitive. Additional screenings at multiple extra places. One guy checking ID for long lines. Seats were not as comfortable as some. People were rude on ground side. Not helpful. Entertainment was limited but ok. Ext"
Pros: "The flight was on time and arrived early"
Cons: "The plane is old. Even though I was flying business but they need to renew their short and medium range aircrafts"
Pros: "I don't like anything about Royal Jordanian crew , management totaly an honest and corrupt people"
Pros: "The juice box they gave us before take off"
Cons: "Nothing really"
Pros: "Modern air craft"
Cons: "Poor service Terrible food"
Cons: "The delays"
Pros: "The meals came at good times."
Cons: "The seats became uncomfortable after some hours, had to sit on my pillow."
Pros: "Very pleasant crew. Nice to have a meal on a short flight."
Pros: "High price and no entertainment"
Pros: "Every thing on there the crevices was so good"
Cons: "Non .. all is good"
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Terrible ground staff. Constant change in flight schedules. No support on codeshares. No on ground help for canceled flights. No ability to print all the boarding passes. terrible connection options. Will avoid flying them ever again if possible."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "They charged me extra 125$ at the jordanian Airport to allow me to stay at the airport hotel."
Pros: "good service with a friendly crew. clean and comfortable."
Cons: "the food is not good at all (i had the vegetarian meal). the bread roll had mold on it. I would suggest boarding according to seats. when boarding all together you get stuck in line before and inside the plane itself."
Pros: "It was on time."
Cons: "The plan was really old. It had ashtrays."
Pros: "If you do have other alternatives its highly recommended that you do avoid flying on this airlines"
Cons: "Food is the worst thing you can ever imagine putting in your mouth. The seats are very bad,the space between rows are very little. If you're over 5` 10”,then it will be like a nightmare sitting at this flight."
Pros: "The price a"
Cons: "The crew was very rude. the boarding was done by new staff, they look like Saudis, he didn't know anything and took half an hour too make the boarding, there was a long queue behind us, and it was cleared by an Asian staff who was very fast. The guy spent time joking with friends and asking for every step before we become suddenly the last people in the queue to finish their boarding."
Pros: "Very Clean and Comfort"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "Direct flight"
Cons: "Delays"
Airlines flying from Columbus to Lebanon have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Columbus to Lebanon
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Columbus to Lebanon
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Columbus to Lebanon
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Columbus to Lebanon
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Columbus to Lebanon