Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity progressed during the first 10 months of 2014, where the total number of passengers increased by 4.15% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 5.57M. The number of arrivals inched up by 2.52% to 2.72M. During the same period, departures rose by 5.83% y-o-y to 2.84M. In contrast, transit travelers dropped by 9.89% to 11,720. Taking the month of October alone, the total number of airport passengers grew by 4.75% y-o-y to reach 549,678. Arrivals dropped by 1.16% to 259,275, while departures increased by 10.68% reaching 289,378. Transit travelers inched-up by 6.55% y-o-y, to 1,025 in October 2014.