Rafic Hariri International Airport Traffic - January 2014
This decline in passenger traffic is attributed to the security unrest and the terrorist explosions that have been shaking the country recently. Forecasts had expected a slight increase of 3%.
The following table illustrates the Rafic Hariri International Airport traffic in January 2014 compared to December 2013 and January 2013.
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Rafic Hariri International Airport traffic in January 2014 compared to December 2013 and January 2013 |
Table 1 |
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Traffic |
December 2013 |
January 2014 |
January 2013 |
% of change December 2013/January 2014 |
% of change January 2013/14 |
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Arriving airplanes |
2,647 |
2,473 |
2,462 |
- 6.6 |
+ 0.5 |
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Departing airplanes |
2,661 |
2,463 |
2,451 |
- 7.5 |
+ 0.5 |
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Total no. of airplanes |
5,308 |
4,936 |
4,913 |
- 7 |
+ 0.5 |
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Arriving passengers |
268,941 |
200,024 |
201,507 |
- 25.6 |
- 0.7 |
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Departing passengers |
239,742 |
249,498 |
261,195 |
+ 4 |
- 4.5 |
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Transit passengers |
1,684 |
954 |
1,270 |
- 43.4 |
+ 24.9 |
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Total no. of passengers |
510,367 |
450,476 |
463,972 |
- 11.7 |
- 2.9 |
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Imported goods (per ton) |
5,752 |
4,407 |
3,683 |
- 23.4 |
+ 19.6 |
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Exported goods (per ton) |
3,196 |
2,502 |
2,625 |
- 21.7 |
- 4.7 |
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Total amount of goods |
8,948 |
6,909 |
6,308 |
- 22.8 |
+ 9.5 |
Source: Information International based on the Directorate General of Aviation
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