Air traffic to Lebanon on the up

Lebanon’s Directorate of Civil Aviation has recorded an increase in the number of passengers on a year-over-year basis as of November 2011 although the number of flights has decreased from the previous month. The statistics show a rise in the number of passengers year over year by 1.54% with 5,208,179 passengers, including 746,470 in November 2011. The total number of passengers in November rose by 0.31% with a 0.08% increase in incoming passengers but a 0.05% decrease in departing passengers compared to November 2010. Despite the increase in the number of passengers, the number of commercial flights saw a 2.18%