May 20 Nigel Ash

Austrian Airlines to reduce flights during Ramadan

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 20 May 2013:Anticipating a drop in demand for travel during Ramadan, Austrian Airlines is paring back  its flights to Libya i...

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Libyan Airlines services "not affected" by strike
Apr 13 thomwestcott

Libyan Airlines services "not affected" by strike

By Tom Westcott and Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 13 April 2013:Scheduled Libyan Airlines flights are unaffected by the current strike being staged by some of it...

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Mar 28 Michel Cousins

Lufthansa goes daily again

Lufthansa is again operating a daily serviceTripoli, 28 March 2013:Germany’s Lufthansa Airlines will be flying daily again between Tripoli and Frankfu...

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Feb 26 Nigel Ash

Tit-for-tat retaliations serve nobody

From Terry Hodgetts,  Aston Business School, UKBirmingham, 26 February 2013:SirI was one of the passengers caught up in the confusion last week during...

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Austrian trade delegation slimmed by flight ban fear
Feb 26 Nigel Ash

Austrian trade delegation slimmed by flight ban fear

By Nigel AshTripoli, 26 February 2013:More than a third of an Austrian trade delegation due in Tripoli this week, pulled out, largely because of doubt...

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Lufthansa flights back on, but with reduced schedule
Feb 24 thomwestcott

Lufthansa flights back on, but with reduced schedule

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 24 February 2013:Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have now been given permission to fly to Tripoli, but Lufthansa will be flyi...

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Lufthansa and Austrian refused permission to return to Libya
Feb 21 thomwestcott

Lufthansa and Austrian refused permission to return to Libya

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 21 February 2013:In a surprise move by the Libyan authorities, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, which had suspended flights t...

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Lufthansa and Austrian resume flights to Libya
Feb 20 thomwestcott

Lufthansa and Austrian resume flights to Libya

By Tom Westcott.London, 20 February 2013:Lufthansa and subsidiary Austrian Airlines have resumed flights to Libya after a 15-day suspension.Lufthansa...

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Feb 12 Michel Cousins

International flights normal except to Misrata, Sebha and Abraq

Tripoli, 12 February 2013:The government has ordered a temporary ban on international flights to and from Misurata, Sebha and Abraq airports. The ban...

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Feb 8 thomwestcott

Alitalia suspends flights, 15-17 February

Tripoli, 8 February 2013:Alitalia is planning to suspend flights between Libya and Italy from 15 to 17 February, an airline industry source told the L...

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