Airport Opening – The Milli Chronicle https://millichronicle.com Factual Version of a Story Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:15:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://media.millichronicle.com/2018/11/12122950/logo-m-01-150x150.png Airport Opening – The Milli Chronicle https://millichronicle.com 32 32 Lebanon opens second international airport https://millichronicle.com/2026/06/68381.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:15:28 +0000 https://millichronicle.com/?p=68381 Lebanon officially inaugurated Rene Mouawad Airport on Saturday, marking the country’s second international airport after Rafik Hariri International Airport.

A government jet carrying Prime Minister Nawaf Salam landed at the airport for the opening ceremony. Officials said commercial flights are expected to begin within weeks, with initial routes planned to Türkiye, the UAE, and later Greece, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

Located near the Syrian border in Lebanon’s northern Akkar region, the airport is expected to ease pressure on Beirut’s main airport and support economic development in one of the country’s poorest regions.

The airport is named after former president-elect Rene Mouawad, who was assassinated shortly after his election in 1989.

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