Beirut airport charts marginal passenger growth
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Rafik Hariri International Airport registered over five percent growth in number of passengers in 2013. This was confirmed by General Directorate of Civil Aviation. The number of passengers reached 6,264,368 in 2013 compared to 5,960,414 in 2012.
The number of arrivals to Lebanon in 2013 reached 3,029,575 while number of departures went up to 3,219,164, an increase of five percent and seven percent respectively. According to statistics, the number of transit passengers fell to 15,629, or some 67%, compared to 2012.
The report added that number of commercial flights dropped by some 23.25% to reach 59,086. It also noted a decrease in number of private flights. The report stated that “The number of private flights coming to Lebanon dropped by 7.96% while number of private flights leaving the country went down by 8.55%.”
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