The departure hall at Beirut International Airport. (Credit: AFP/File photo)
The Beirut International Airport saw an increase in its number of passengers in July 2023 compared to last year, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
According to the NNA, the number of passengers in July 2023 reached 924,000, which represents a 12.15 percent increase in comparison with July 2022.
The number of arrivals in July increased by 8.79 percent, reaching 504,026 people while the number of departures surged by 16.64 percent reaching 419,398.
There were 6,544 flights in July 2023, an increase of 8.2 percent from July 2022.
From the beginning of the year till the end of July, 4,109,962 passengers travelled through the airport compared to 3,392,704 passengers during the same period in 2022. This means that till the end of July, the number of travelers increased by 21.14 percent compared to the same period last year.
L'Orient Today contacted the acting Director General of Civil Aviation, Fady al-Hassan, but he was not immediately available for comment.
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