New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic crisis – The National

New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic crisis – The National

Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.

Once completed, Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will be operated by Irish airport company daa International, which will also manage Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Project. The airport has not undergone an expansion since 1998.

Caretaker minister of public works and transport Ali Hamie said Terminal 2 will bring in private sector investments worth $122 million and handle 3.5 million passengers annually when operations begin in 2027. It will add six docking stands as well as remote ones, he said, at a ceremony at government headquarters to announce the launch of the new terminal.