par This Is Beirut, 15/01 16:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Air traffic at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport (BIA) recorded a 12.24% increase in the number of passengers traveling to and from Lebanon over the past year (2023), accounting for a total of 7,127,649 passengers, compared with 6,349,967 passengers in 2022. The number of arrivals in Lebanon rose by 11.51%, while departures increased by ...
20/01 16:06 - Reading : less than a minute
Security forces at Beirut International Airport (BIA) announced that they had foiled an attempt to smuggle Captagon to Egypt on Friday evening. Three Syrian nationals attempted to smuggle 10 kilograms of the substance in cans.
04/04 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut International Airport: traffic down 7% in first quarter of 2024. Traffic at Beirut International Airport (BIA) recorded a 7% drop in the first quarter of the current year, in comparison with the same period in 2023, and a 12% drop in flights to and from Lebanon. According to figures released by BIA, the airport welcomed 1,272,625 ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 21/04 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/04 22:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi affirmed that "patrols on the Beirut airport road will be intensified, in cooperation with the police station in the southern suburbs." Following a meeting he chaired on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the capital, Mawlawi stressed that "the security services are stepping up arrests and ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/06 13:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport witnessed on Monday a chaotic morning during the inspection visit organized by caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye, in the presence of Beirut ambassadors and local, Arab and international media. Hamiye’s invitation came after allegations of the British newspaper The Telegraph saying that Hezbollah was ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/08 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport BIA Hezbollah
Following Hezbollah's refusal to make use of the René Mouawad airport in Qlayaat and any other airport and to have the Beirut Rafic Hariri international airport operate exclusively, opposition parliamentary circles demanded that the BIA road be placed under an international umbrella after it became clear that it was unsafe and subject to ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/08 15:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye launched the creation of a Fast-Track lane for departing passengers at Beirut International Airport (BIA) from the arrivals hall on Tuesday. This new initiative aims to provide qualifying travelers with a faster and more convenient experience, allowing them to reach the boarding gates more swiftly and ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/09 20:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Aviation has barred “all airlines operating at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport from transporting any pagers or walkie-talkies.” They asked all airlines to notify departing customers that “it is forbidden, until further notice, to transport any pager or walkie-talkie device on board of an ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/10 22:02 - Reading : less than a minute
An Emirati jet carrying food and medical supplies landed at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on Friday. “Today, we received two planes from the UAE, one in cooperation with the World Health Organization, carrying 40 tons of medical aid, and the second carrying about 55 tons of foodstuffs,” said caretaker Minister of Environment ...
