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Passenger traffic increases in Beirut airport

The Lebanese government is banking on Lebanese abroad to visit the country and spend money amid the continued economic crisis.
Beirut airport

More Lebanese are flying into Beirut’s airport. 

A total of 2,568,797 people flew flew into Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport during the first six months of 2022, compared to 1,444,502 during the same period last year. This constitutes a 77.8% increase, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported today. 

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