This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 08:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following the reopening of Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport at 7:00 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024, heavy traffic and crowds were observed. This influx occurred after Lebanese airspace had been temporarily closed from 1:00 am due to regional tensions following the escalations between Israel and Iran. Despite the closure, operations resumed ...
2024-04-04 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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-04 16:39 - Reading : less than a minute
Traffic at Beirut International Airport (BIA) recorded an increase in passenger numbers in February, but a fall in the number of flights. According to figures released by the airport, 413,111 departing and arriving passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 1% compared to February 2023. The number of arrivals in Lebanon rose by 2.57% ...
2024-01-20 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.
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-15 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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-08 13:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiye, did not elaborate on the origin of the cyberattack that targeted Beirut International Airport (AIB) on Sunday, stressing that he did not know "whether it was due to an internal or external action." "We must await the results of the investigation carried out by the security services ...
2023-12-12 18:36 - Reading : less than a minute
In the wake of a thunderstorm, Beirut International Airport grapples with widespread flooding, both outside and within its facilities.