In the midst of ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah, Lebanon began renovating its second airport on Saturday in anticipation of its opening in a few months. The only international airport in Lebanon is located in Beirut, close to the southern suburbs of the capital, a Hizbollah stronghold that has been heavily bombarded by Israel during several wars.
For many years, the Lebanese army has used the new airport in the town of Qlayaat in the northernmost province of Akkar, near the Syrian border. Minister of Public Works and Transportation in Lebanon The airport was officially opened on Saturday by Fayez Rasamny “after more than fifty years of promises, delays, and waiting.
The airport will be “operational in a few weeks” to service travelers to Mersin, Istanbul, and Dubai, according to Rasamny, who added that there are plans to expand the destinations to Saudi Arabia, Cairo, and Athens at a later time. Today, we are going from promise to action. He added that low-cost carriers like Ryanair and Pegasus are in communication with Lebanon. According to local media, rehabilitation is scheduled to start next week and would take at least three months. The airport will undergo a pilot phase before becoming fully operational in November 2026.
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