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    <title>Lebanon to boost airport capacity</title>
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        Lebanon's Civil Aviation Authority has announced plans to more than double previous expansion plans for Beirut Airport, in addition to building a second major airport in the north of country, Arabian Aerospace has reported. Work is due to begin early next year to increase its capacity from six million passengers a year to 18 million with the construction of a new terminal and 23 new gates, taking the total to 46, director general of Civil Aviation, Dr Hamdi Chaouk said. Up to seven of these gates would be designed to take the Airbus A380. "We have talked to Emirates and Qatar," he said, "They need to have an alternative airport for their routes from the Gulf to London and we can provide that. It also gives us opportunities to grow," Chaouk said. 
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    <title>Middle East carriers see 18% growth in June</title>
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        Middle East airlines outperformed all other regions in June, posting an 18% increase in passenger growth compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International passenger demand rose by 11.9%, and load factors were recorded at an impressive 79.8%. The Middle East also saw freight demand surge to 39.6% in June compared to the same month last year, up from 17.5% reported in May. 
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        Emirates Airline has said it will introduce its Airbus A340-500 on its route to the Libyan capital of Tripoli to meet growing demand. Starting August 1, the Dubai-based carrier will offer a total of 3,612 seats per week between Tripoli and Dubai representing increases of 9% in passenger capacity. Emirates' A340 aircraft offer 12 First Class Suites, 42 Business and 204 Economy class seats, alongside 15 tonnes of cargo-carrying capacity. The airline currently operates daily flights to Tripoli utilising an Airbus 330-200; offering 12 seats in First Class, 42 in Business and 183 seats in Economy. 
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        Egyptair has announced it will launch a new route to south Sudan next month, as the state-owned airline seeks to expand its African network, Reuters has reported. The airline will fly twice a week to the southern capital Juba starting August 6, adding to its 26 flights a week to Khartoum. "We have ambitious expansion plans and we will continue to seek new destinations in Africa and increase the frequency of flights," Captain Alaa Ashour, chairman of the airline said.
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        Etihad Airways has announced that passengers leaving to New York and Chicago can check in and board from Abu Dhabi International Airport's Terminal 3. The move follows obtaining security approvals to operate flights to US destinations from the new terminal. In addition to the US destinations, flights to Cochin, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar now operate from Terminal 3, switching from Terminal 1. Flights to Colombo and Moscow will move to Terminal 1, the carrier said.
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