The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport has decreased in August 2024 for the 8th 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 11.83% annually, reaching 4,412,434 passengers by August 2024.
The breakdown of the airport’s statistics revealed that total arrivals declined by 12.34% year-on-year (YOY) to stand at 2,204,144 passengers by August 2024. Likewise, number of departing passengers decreased by 11.13% on yearly basis to reach 2,204,522 passengers by August 2024. Moreover, transit passengers dropped from 9,665 passengers in August 2023 to 3,768 passengers in August 2024.
Similarly, the monthly statistics showed a decline of 11.43% of Airport Passengers from July to August 2024 as the summer season started. In more details, arrivals dropped by 40.11% to record 246,344 passengers, transits fell by 51.14% to stand at 344 passengers, in contrast to an increase in Departures by 23.45% to 418,449 passengers by August 2024.
Beirut’s Airport Activity by August 2024
Source: Beirut International Airport, BlomInvest
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