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Date: 25/12/2021
Circular No.  51/2
 
Circular No. 51/2 issued by Acting Director General of civil aviation on 6/12/2021 on the measures related to the incoming passengers starting 15/12/2021​​
 
To all Airlines and Ground Handling Companies operating at BRHIA
Required procedure for the passengers arriving to Lebanon starting December 15, 2021
 
With reference to the relevant decisions and recommendations,
All airlines and Ground Handling Companies operating at BRHIA must follow the following instructions:
 
  1. All passengers arriving to Lebanon must register on the MOPH PASS platform of the Ministry of Public Health through the following website: https://PASS.MOPH.GOV.LB and to make sure that the information sent is correct, before obtaining a MOPH PASS (Annex 1).
 
  1. All Passengers arriving to Lebanon, except children under 12 years old, must perform PCR test in a Lab. certified by the countries Local authorities latest 48 hours between the test result and the date of arrival to Lebanon, and they should upload the PCR test result on the platform of the Ministry of Health referred to in item 1 above, where a QR code will be created for each passenger coming to Lebanon and sent to him via a text message with a link to download it.Upon arrival at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, the QR Code will be read to ensure that the passenger's information is correct before he is allowed to enter.
 
  1. All passengers arriving to Lebanon, except Children under 12 years age and UNIFILshall perform a PCR test upon their arrival to BRHIA.
 
  1. Starting January 10, 2022 the payment method for the PCR test performed at BRHIA, will be amended as follows:
All passengers arriving to Lebanon, except Children under 12 years age and UNIFIL, must pay 30$ in advance through a credit card, and that shall be done exclusively through the above electronic platform, in order to obtain a MOPH PASS that allows them to perform a PCR test upon their arrival to BRHIA.
 
  1. Passengers, who have performed a PCR test upon arrival at BRHIA, shall remain home quarantined, where they will be informed by the test result within 24 hrs via a text message as well as an electronic copy of the result.
 
  1. If the PCR test result was positive, the passenger must immediately call the Covid-19 hotline 1787 at the Ministry of Public Health, in case he was not contacted by the ministry team. 
 
Exemptions:
 
  1. Passengers wishing to travel to Lebanon and who have received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, or a complete dose of Covid-19 vaccine (which is formed of one dose only), minimum 2 weeks before their departure to Lebanon or passengers who were infected and cured from Covid-19 within 90 days before their departure date, are exempted from performing a PCR test at the countries of departure, but they shall perform a PCR test at BRHIA, provided that they will upload certificates and official documents proving that on the platform of the Ministry of Public Health in order to obtain a  MOPH PASS (Annex 1).
 
  1. Passengers who travelled out of Lebanon and will return within one week, that is, who travelled during one day of the week and will return on the same day during the following week, will be exempted from doing PCR test in the countries of departure, but shall perform a PCR test at BRHIA upon their arrival to Lebanon, provided that they will upload certificates and official documents proving that on the platform of the Ministry of Public Health in order to obtain a  MOPH PASS (Annex 1).
 
  1. Cabin crew arriving to Lebanon for a period no more than 48 hours are exempted from doing PCR test upon arrival at the airport, and they shall remain quarantined in their places of residence, throughout their stay in Lebanon. 
 
All relevant previous circulars are considered cancelled, all airlines shall comply with this circular and to implement it on all Passengers arriving to BRHIA starting
December 15, 2021.
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