The airport has two airline lounges located on the second level above the Duty Free zone in the departure area. The largest lounge is MEA's Cedar Lounge which occupies half of the available lounge space. On August 1, 2005, the newly expanded and upgraded Cedar Lounge was opened. It is currently ranked as the best business class lounge in the Middle East. Most operating airlines at RHIAB simply choose to use the Cedar Lounge for their premium passengers . The other lounge is the LAT Lounge operated by the ground handling company, Lebanese Air Transport (LAT).