Lebanon's only international airport reopens

Leban's only international airport has reopened following a more than three-month closure  as part of country's lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus.

airport will operate at 10 percent capacity at first, bringing in around 2,000 travelers a day.

first flight to arrive was an Emirates flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Or flights were set to arrive later from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, London and Paris, according to arrivals' schedule.

Leban has been hit by an unprecedented ecomic and financial crisis and government is hoping that reopening of airport will help bring in hard currency to prop up ecomy.

Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport was closed on March 18 as part of measures to help stem spread of coronavirus.

Travelers arriving from countries that do t provide PCR tests ahead of boarding will be tested upon arrival in Leban at airline's expense.

Passengers must pay for a second test 72 hours later and will be required to quarantine if y test positive.