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Beirut airport says it is running on backup generators
Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport management announced on 28 October 2026 that it had lacked public-grid electricity since that morning and was using backup generators to continue operations.
In a statement relayed by Al-Nashra and Daily Beirut, management says its approaches to Electricite du Liban had produced only promises of restoration. It says no official explanation or precise time for power to return had been supplied.
Management describes additional operational burdens and calls for regular electricity supply. This is not an airport closure announcement: the statement says backup generators are maintaining operations. The sources provide no numerical tally of affected flights.