Vanessa Kallas, 25/09 18:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
To leave or to stay? A question long entrenched in the minds of the common Lebanese folk. After a deadly spate of Israeli strikes last week, that targeted multiple Lebanese regions, resulting in over 500 deaths, thousands injured, and tens of thousands displaced, the answer for many has become clear: leave Lebanon while you still can, if you ...
This Is Beirut, 25/09 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye asserted that Beirut International Airport (BIA) “continues to function normally” and that Middle East Airlines (MEA) is “still operating.” In a press conference on Wednesday, he estimated the number of departures and arrivals at BIA to be in the “thousands,” stating that ...
This Is Beirut, 19/09 20:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Aviation has barred “all airlines operating at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport from transporting any pagers or walkie-talkies.” They asked all airlines to notify departing customers that “it is forbidden, until further notice, to transport any pager or walkie-talkie device on board of an ...
This Is Beirut, 27/08 15:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye launched the creation of a Fast-Track lane for departing passengers at Beirut International Airport (BIA) from the arrivals hall on Tuesday. This new initiative aims to provide qualifying travelers with a faster and more convenient experience, allowing them to reach the boarding gates more swiftly and ...
This Is Beirut, 23/08 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following Hezbollah's refusal to make use of the René Mouawad airport in Qlayaat and any other airport and to have the Beirut Rafic Hariri international airport operate exclusively, opposition parliamentary circles demanded that the BIA road be placed under an international umbrella after it became clear that it was unsafe and subject to ...
This Is Beirut, 12/08 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In the context of a potential military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, Saydet el-Jabal has advocated for the international protection of the Rafic Hariri Beirut International Airport and the road leading to it, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The group has urged the ambassadors of the Group of Five (France, Saudi ...
Yara Germany, 06/08 22:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut International Airport Hamas
The escalating situation in the region and fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel might spread to Lebanon are causing vacationers to cut their trips short. With various embassies urging their citizens to leave and travel companies continuously rescheduling flights, the departure hall at Beirut International Airport is now crowded.
This Is Beirut, 15/07 18:53 - Reading : less than a minute
“Around 14,000 people arrive daily at the Beirut International Airport (BIA), with 85 to 90 aircraft landing every day,” revealed Jean Abboud, head of the travel and tourism offices syndicate, on Monday. He assured that the 2024 summer season is shaping up to surpass last year’s. He mentioned that “the aircraft occupancy rate is over ...
This Is Beirut, 24/06 21:32 - Reading : less than a minute
The Director General of Civil Aviation, Fadi al-Hassan, said in an interview with the Sputnik agency on Monday that more than 300,000 people arrived at Beirut International Airport in June, even though "we're not yet in the peak season." Commenting on the issue of Israeli jamming of the GPS system since last March, he assured that "planes land at ...
Lyne Sammouri, 24/06 17:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The tour of Beirut International Airport, carried out on Monday in the presence of diplomats and journalists on the initiative of Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, was chaotic. The latter once again denied reports in the British daily, The Telegraph, which, on Sunday, accused Hezbollah of stockpiling Iranian weapons, ...
This Is Beirut, 24/06 13:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport witnessed on Monday a chaotic morning during the inspection visit organized by caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye, in the presence of Beirut ambassadors and local, Arab and international media. Hamiye’s invitation came after allegations of the British newspaper The Telegraph saying that Hezbollah was ...
This Is Beirut, 24/04 22:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi affirmed that "patrols on the Beirut airport road will be intensified, in cooperation with the police station in the southern suburbs." Following a meeting he chaired on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the capital, Mawlawi stressed that "the security services are stepping up arrests and ...