 In 2010, Lebanon's director general of the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority, Dr Hamdi Chaouk announced that Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport would be built at Kleyate with construction due to start in 2011.The Rene Mouawad Air Base airport will primarily be used for cargo and low-cost carriers and will make it possible to travel to the North of the country without travelling by road from Beirut.On January 2012, the Lebanese cabinet announced plans to restore the airport so that it will be used for cargo and low-cost airlines.