This Is Beirut, 2024-07-15 18:53 - Reading : less than a minute
“Around 14,000 people arrive daily at the Beirut International Airport (BIA), with 85 to 90 aircraft landing every day,” revealed Jean Abboud, head of the travel and tourism offices syndicate, on Monday. He assured that the 2024 summer season is shaping up to surpass last year’s. He mentioned that “the aircraft occupancy rate is over ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-24 21:32 - Reading : less than a minute
The Director General of Civil Aviation, Fadi al-Hassan, said in an interview with the Sputnik agency on Monday that more than 300,000 people arrived at Beirut International Airport in June, even though "we're not yet in the peak season." Commenting on the issue of Israeli jamming of the GPS system since last March, he assured that "planes land at ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-06-24 17:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The tour of Beirut International Airport, carried out on Monday in the presence of diplomats and journalists on the initiative of Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, was chaotic. The latter once again denied reports in the British daily, The Telegraph, which, on Sunday, accused Hezbollah of stockpiling Iranian weapons, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-24 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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-24 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 ...
2024-04-21 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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-19 14:54 - Reading : less than a minute
The Director General of Civil Aviation, Engineer Fadi Al-Hassan, assured that Beirut International Airport (BIA) is in no danger of closing due to employee protests. In an interview with the television channel MTV, he said, "meetings are ongoing to increase the remuneration of night work hours for technical employees of the airport's general ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 09:24 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut International Airport resumed normal operations at 7:00 AM on Sunday. Lebanese airspace had been preventively closed from 1:00 AM until 7:00 AM, following Iran's attack on Israel. For its part, MEA had announced the postponement of its flights originally scheduled for Sunday, April 14 to dates that will be determined later. "Only five ...
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.