From the beginning of the year until August 2018, a total of 6,002,040 passengers passed through Beirut Airport, up from the 5,536,725 passengers recorded within the same period last year, a report in The Daily Star said.
In terms of aircraft movements, a total of 400 flights arrived at Beirut Airport in August, an increase of 9 per cent year-on-year, and the number of flights departing reached 4,012, marking a 9.4 per cent increase.
While transit flights decreased in July compared to last year, the report said that they had now increased by 48.8 per cent in August.
The airport again surpassed its passenger capacity of 6 million, having welcomed 8,234,782 travelers through 2017.
Source: Trade Arabia