LEBANON AIRPORTS STRUGGLE TO RECOVER FROM 2006 ISRAEL WAR
July 1st, 2007
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut BEIRUT'S re-named Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is still reeling from last year's conflict between Israel and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah, with passenger numbers down and some US$19 million needed to acquire a second radar and upgrade communications and security systems. During the month-long conflict the RHIA was crippled by 24 air strikes bombing the runways and attacks on three fuel tanks, costing the airport an estimated US$8 million in damages. In the year since, Lebanon has struggled to get back on its feet ...
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