March 1st, 2011 - 08:58 GMT
Middle East Airlines, Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012.
In 1945, Middle East Airlines was established and launched its first service from Beirut to the neighboring cities of Syria, Cyprus, Egypt then Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other destinations in the Gulf. In 1963, after the merger with Air Liban, MEA added new European, Middle Eastern and West African destinations to its worldwide network.