Activists circulated on social media, excerpts from the recent interview with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Middle East”, Muhammad al-Hout, in which he called on the Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, to intervene to solve the problem of birds in the vicinity of Beirut International Airport, which impedes air traffic, otherwise he will have to seek the help of fishermen once more to ensure flight safety.
Activists published some photos from 2017, when Beirut Airport sought the help of hunters to put an end to the spread of birds in the vicinity of the airport, warning of a recurrence of the “massacre” this year. Authority, it is easier for them to criticize, if the birds were killed, “they are not loyal” and if the disaster occurred and hundreds of travelers were killed because of these birds, “they are also not loyal.”
Sources close to the whale explained that the main problem comes from doves and small birds, not from seagulls, noting that a large number of accidents occurred with local and international aviation recently because of these birds.
This is not the first time, then, that fishermen have been used in the absence of any radical solutions by officials. It is not a war between airport security and birds, but the safety of travelers is a priority. Beirut Airport will not wait for a new catastrophe to move, between stray bullets that the airport is constantly exposed to and birds that threaten engines. Airplanes, it has become risky to go to and from Beirut airport.
