Salam Chairs Meeting on Qlayaat Airport Opening Preparations
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a meeting on Monday to follow up on preparations for the opening of President René Moawad Airport in Qlayaat.
The meeting was attended by Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny, Beirut International Airport Chairman and Director General Engineer Mohammad Shatila, Sky Lounge Services Chairman Ziad al-Munla, and Mada Airways Chairman Ahmad al-Hajj.
The meeting reviewed progress on technical and operational preparations, as well as the remaining steps needed to launch air traffic at the airport.
Following the meeting, Salam said: On Sunday, November 15, the airport’s destinations and initial flight schedule and timings will be officially announced, allowing passengers to start booking their flights as of the same date, marking a key step toward launching air traffic from the airport. On November 22, coinciding with Independence Day and the anniversary of the assassination of President René Moawad, after whom the airport is named, trial flights will begin, with regular commercial flights scheduled to start on December 14, 2026.
He said these steps mark the actual launch of operations at Qlayaat Airport and will strengthen air links between Lebanon and the outside world, opening up new prospects for economic and tourism development in the North and across Lebanon.
