The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport has decreased in June 2024 for the sixth consecutive month due to the prolonged conflicts on the Lebanese southern border. As such, the cumulative count of passengers at Beirut International airport in 2024 dropped by 5.36% annually, reaching 2,996,323 passengers by June 2024.
The breakdown of the airport’s statistics revealed that total arrivals declined by 5.2% year-on-year (YOY) to stand at 1,546,498 passengers by June 2024 compared to 1,631,358 passengers by June 2023. Likewise, number of departing passengers decreased by 5.24% on yearly basis to reach 1,447,105 passengers by June 2024, compared to 1,527,132 passengers by June 2023. Moreover, transit passengers dropped from 7,381 passengers in June 2023 to 2,720 passengers in June 2024.
Nonetheless, the monthly statistics showed a rise of 38.89% from May to June 2024 as the summer season approached. In more details, arrivals increased by 51.86% to stand at 406,716 passengers, departures rose by 24.32% to stand at 297,056 passengers and transit grew by 60.57% to stand at 615 passengers by June 2024.
Beirut’s Airport Activity by June 2024
Source: Beirut International Airport, BlomInvest
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