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    Here's How Many Passengers Beirut Airport Recorded In 2020
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    Here’s How Many Passengers Beirut Airport Recorded In 2020

    By Hussein YassineJanuary 18, 2021Updated:January 22, 2021
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    Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport, like other airports around the world, experienced a significant decrease in traffic in 2020, largely due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

    According to data published by the National News Agency, the airport’s passenger activity declined by 71.28% last year compared to 2019.

    The numbers show that the total of passengers recorded by the airport throughout 2020 was 2,492,279, whereas it was 8,677,944 the year before.

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    The total of inbound travelers decreased by 72.62%, from 4,278,914 to 1,171,300, between 2019 and 2020. Similarly, the number of outbound passengers dropped from 4,388,247 to 1,315,217 — a 70.02% decrease, during the same period.

    The number of transit passengers also plummeted in 2020, by 46.56%, standing at 5,762 in total, compared to 10,783 in the previous year.

    Notably, the airport experienced a decline of 48.11% in activity in December 2020, during which 282,407 passengers were registered in total, compared to 544,342 in December 2019.

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    Naturally, overall aircraft activity at Beirut Airport also decreased last year, by 61.31%, as only 27,026 trips by national and international carriers were registered, whereas 69,866 were recorded in 2019.

    This translates to a near-60% drop in inbound trips between 2019 (33,729) and 2020 (13,514) and a similar drop of approximately 62% (36,137 to 13,512) in outbound flights during the same period.

    Entering 2021, a decline of 55.14% in passengers has been recorded so far in January (143,670 as of Jan. 17th), compared to the same time last year (320,272).

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