Oct 28 Nigel Ash

Delayed take-off for air traffic controllers' strike

By Saber Ayyub. ATC strike grounded for now (file photo)Tripoli, 28 October 2015:Air traffic controllers said today that concern for the travelling pu...

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Oct 23 Michel Cousins

Strike threat by air traffic controllers from 1 November

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 23 October 2015:Air traffic controllers are threatening to go on indefinite strike throughout Libya in nine day’s time...

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Jun 26 Nigel Ash

Libyan carriers still barred from EU skies

By Libya Herald reporters. Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies (Photo: Afriqiyah Airways)Tripoli, 26 June 2015:The EU has, not unexpectedly, ma...

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May 14 Nigel Ash

Sebha airport reopening stymied by early morning RPG attack

By Saber Ayyub and Jamal Adel Sebha Airport (file photo)Tripoli and Baida, 14 May 2015:The much-anticipated reopening today of Sebha Airport after a f...

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Afriqiyah snubs government over Misrata and Mitiga bans
Dec 26 Nigel Ash

Afriqiyah snubs government over Misrata and Mitiga bans

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 26 December 2014:At least one Libyan airline is set to defy an order from the government in Beida that no carriers,...

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Dec 23 Nigel Ash

Afriqiyah returning to EU skies as it hires foreign Airbuses?

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 23 December 2014:Afriqiyah Airways has signed a deal with a Georgian company in what is believed to be a fresh attempt to res...

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Dec 11 Nigel Ash

EU slams immediate formal ban on all flights by Libyan carriers

By Hadi Fornaji. Afriqiyah, one of seven named Libyan carriers banned from EU skies (File photo)Tripoli, 11 December 2014:The European Union has impos...

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Nov 26 Nigel Ash

Airport dismisses rumours that Mitiga is about to reopen

Salem Ali.Tripoli, 26 November 2014:Mitiga airport has this evening denied reports that it is about to reopen for flights. The airport management used...

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Nov 2 Michel Cousins

Labraq airport reopens after 24 hour closure

By Libya Herald staff.   2 November 2014: Labraq Airport in the east of the country has reopened after a 24-hour closure, with all flights now op...

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Buraq Air leases Krygyz Airbus
Oct 30 Nigel Ash

Buraq Air leases Krygyz Airbus

By Ajnaddin Mustafa.Tripoli, 29 October 2014:Buraq Air, much of whose fleet was damaged in fighting at Tripoli airport, is hiring an Airbus A320 from...

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