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Lebanon plans further expansion at Beirut Airport

29 Jul 2010

(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority has announced plans to more than double previous expansion plans for Beirut Airport, in addition to building a second major airport in the north of country, Arabian Aerospace reported.

Work is due to begin early next year to increase its capacity from six million passengers a year to 18 million with the construction of a new terminal and 23 new gates, taking the total to 46, director general of Civil Aviation, Dr Hamdi Chaouk said.

Up to seven of these gates would be designed to take the Airbus A380, the official added.

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