Figures released by the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (HIA) show that three million passengers utilized the airport (arrivals, departures and transit) in the first half of 2025, nearly unchanged from the same period of 2024, and constituting a decrease of 5.3% from 3.17 million passengers in the first half of 2023.  Also, 589,808 passengers utilized the airport in June 2025, representing an increase of 5.3% from 560,099 in May 2025 and a decrease of 16.6% from 707,570 passengers in June 2024. The number of arriving passengers reached 1.6 million passengers in the first half of 2025, as they grew by 3.5% from 1.55 million passengers in the same period of 2024 and regressed by 2% from 1.63 million passengers in the first half of 2023. The number of arriving passengers stood at 337,880 in June 2025, representing an increase of 12.7% from 299,700 passengers in May 2025 and a decrease of 17% from 406,596 in June 2024.  Also, the number of departing passengers totaled 1.4 million in the first half of 2025, constituting decreases of 3.5% from 1.45 million passengers in the same period of last year and of 8.5% from 1.53 million passengers in the first half of 2023. Further, the number of departing passengers reached 251,833 in June 2025 and regressed by 3.3% from 260,322 in May 2025 and by 16.2% from 300,362 departing passengers in June 2024.  In parallel, the airport's aircraft activity totaled 23,949 take-offs and landings in the first half of 2025, representing an increase of 3.5% from 24,815 takeoffs and landings in the same period last year. In comparison, aircraft activity declined by 7.4% in the first half of 2024 and rose by 19% in the same period of 2023. Also, the airport's aircraft activity stood at 4,397 take-offs and landings in June 2025, constituting decreases of 4.6% from 4,607 take-offs and landings in May 2025 and of 20.2% from 5,509 takeoffs and landings in June 2024.  In addition, the HIA processed 31,457 metric tons of freight in the first half of 2025 that consisted of 22,652 tons of import freight and 8,805 tons of export freight. Middle East Airlines had 2,219 flights in the covered period and accounted for 50.5% of the HIA's total aircraft activity. (ICE BEIRUT)

Fonte notizia: Bank Audi, Lebanon Weekly Monitor, 30 June - 5 July 2025