Travelers utter worries over safety matters at Beirut airport

2023-08-22 10:10:01

(MENAFN) Travelers taking a trip to and from Beirut's Rafic Hariri Global Airport in Lebanon have uttered huge worries over safety matters in light of the shortages outlined by a statement made by main global aviation figures.

The alleged "pre-audit" was held by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency as well as the International Civil Aviation Organization.

This comes after exposes initially stated in a UAE-based news agency linked to an international safety supervisor.

statement, which clarify many safety lacks at the Beirut airport two months ago.

This involves a serious lack of air traffic supervisor crew, which the specialists declared that was "a serious safety issue with potential critical repercussions for aviation in Lebanon".

An informant from the Lebanese civil aviation department said to the news agency that were 15 air-traffic managers, whereas the normal obligation should be 87.

This has caused extremely long shifts of up to 24 hours, as stated by the informant, with air-traffic organizers functioning five hours straight without taking a break.

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