The Rafic Hariri International Airport activity rose during 2016, as the total number of passengers increased by a yearly 6.63% to 7.71M.
More specifically, the number of arrivals to Lebanon shot up by 8.23% y-o-y from 3.52M by December 2015 to 3.81M in the same period of 2016. Departures also recorded a yearly uptick of 5.66% to reach 3.89M by December 2016, compared to 3.69M by December 2015.
However, the number of transit passengers dropped from 32,074 passengers by Dec.2015 to 13,648 passengers by December 2016.
Total Number of Passengers by December (in Billions)
Source: Rafic Hariri International Airport