Fadi Hassan, the Director General of Civil Aviation at Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut, revealed to Leb Economy that the airport recorded a new historical record in the number of arrivals to Lebanon via Beirut airport on July 7, 2022, approaching 20,000 arrivals. He noted that this figure had not been recorded in a single day before July 7, 2022. Hassan considered that "this number is very significant and reflects the heavy influx to Lebanon during the summer period." He disclosed that "the cumulative numbers recorded from the beginning of July until the 11th reached 181,664 arrivals, while the precise figure on July 7 was 19,557 arrivals."
Hassan confirmed that "the airport is operating effectively at full capacity to accommodate the large number of incoming travelers to Lebanon, which is expected to continue until the end of August and the beginning of September." He indicated that "all necessary measures and precautions have been taken in full cooperation with all the employees at Rafic Hariri International Airport, who are making tremendous efforts to sustain airport operations."
According to the statistics from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the total number of arrivals to Lebanon through Beirut Airport during the first 11 days of July was 181,664 arrivals, resulting in a daily average of 16,514 arrivals. Based on this, it is expected that the number of arrivals to Lebanon through the airport in July alone (over 31 days) will exceed approximately 512,000 arrivals.
