May 21 Nigel Ash

Afriqiyah to relaunch Dusseldorf flights

By Libya Herald reporters.Afriqiyah  Airways boss Abubaker ElfortiaTripoli, 21 May 2015:Afriqiyah Airways is to resume  direct European flights when i...

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Feb 5 Sami Zaptia

Afriqiyah suspends flights to Dusseldorf, Rome due to Georgian withdrawal

By Libya Herald reporter.Afriqiyah has been forced to suspend its two European routes due to Libya's insecurityMalta, 5 February 2015:Afriqiyah Airway...

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Afriqiyah resumes flights to Dusseldorf, ends EU airspace embargo?
Jan 25 Sami Zaptia

Afriqiyah resumes flights to Dusseldorf, ends EU airspace embargo?

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 25 January 2015:Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah airliner successfully resumed its flights to a European destination yest...

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Lack of flights causes headaches for Libyans in Istanbul wanting to get home for Eid
Sep 30 Michel Cousins

Lack of flights causes headaches for Libyans in Istanbul wanting to get home for Eid

By Moutaz Ali.   Libyan Airlines flight at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport (Photo: Wikipedia)Istanbul, 30 September 2014:The large numbers of Libyans in Tu...

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Jul 30 Nigel Ash

Afriqiyah bussing EU-bound passengers to flights from Djerba.

Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 30 July 2014:Afriqiyah is using Djerba as a temporary base to run its four services into EU airspace using its Irish r...

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Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Libyan airspace to remain open beyond tomorrow

By Sami Zaptia.        Tripoli, 27 July 2014:Afriqiyah Airways today denied persistent reports that Libyan airspace would be closed from 28 July 2014....

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$250 million Afriqiyah Airways plane "written off" in Tripoli Airport fighting
Jul 13 Nigel Ash

$250 million Afriqiyah Airways plane "written off" in Tripoli Airport fighting

Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 13 July 2014:There were unconfirmed reports this evening that two Afriqiyah Airways planes were hit in the fighting at...

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Lithuanians will fly for Afriqiyah to end of April
Apr 5 Michel Cousins

Lithuanians will fly for Afriqiyah to end of April

By Libya Herald staff.Small Planet AirlinesTripoli, 5 April 2014:Lithuanian-based charter airline Small Planet Airlines which took over flying Afriqiy...

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Libyan planes to fly to EU by March: Civil Aviation head Nasereddin Shaebelain
Feb 2 Sami Zaptia

Libyan planes to fly to EU by March: Civil Aviation head Nasereddin Shaebelain

By Sami Zaptia. The voluntary flight restrictions on Libyan airlines flying in EU airspace could be lifted by March 2014 (Photo: Tom Westcott, Libya H...

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Latest Airbus delivered to Afriqiyah
Jan 9 Nigel Ash

Latest Airbus delivered to Afriqiyah

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.The new Airbus at Mitiga (photo:Libyan Aviation News)Tripoli, 9 January 2014:Afriqiyah Airways took delivery of its fourth new A...

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