Jan 30 thomwestcott

Zintani and Sebha forces secure local airport

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 30 January 2014:Sebha airport has now been secured by Zintani revolutionaries, working with members of the local 6th brigade.Ge...

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Dec 27 thomwestcott

Benina Airport to launch wi-fi service in January

Tripoli, 27 December 2013:Travellers at Benghazi’s Benina Airport will soon be able to get online as the airport prepares to launch  its wi-fi service...

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International flights to operate out of Sirte airport
Dec 24 Michel Cousins

International flights to operate out of Sirte airport

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 24 December 2013:Sirte Airport is set to become Libya’s seventh international airport next month with the start of flig...

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Nov 30 Michel Cousins

Breaking News: Air traffic controllers strike postponed

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli International AirportTripoli, 30 November 2013:The threat of Tripoli International airport closing tomorrow has been ave...

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Tripoli International Airport to shut for three months. All flights move to Mitiga: report
Aug 16 Nigel Ash

Tripoli International Airport to shut for three months. All flights move to Mitiga: report

By Ashraf Abdul WahabAll flights handled by Tripoli International will move to MitigaTripoli, 16 August 2013:Tripoli International Airport is to close...

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EU airspace still off-limits for Libyan aircraft
Jul 19 thomwestcott

EU airspace still off-limits for Libyan aircraft

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 19 July 2013:Despite high hopes that state airlines Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines would be flying their own aircraft...

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Jun 7 thomwestcott

Fraudulent Afriqiyah pilot jailed for three years in UK

Tripoli, 7 May 2013:A pilot who used forged documents to fly planes for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months has been jailed for three years and one mon...

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Afriqiyah now using Swiftair to fly to Europe
Jun 6 thomwestcott

Afriqiyah now using Swiftair to fly to Europe

By Tom Westcott. The Air Moldova crew on their last day with Afriqiyah (Photo: Alan Mates)Tripoli, 6 June 2013:After eleven months of leasing an aircr...

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May 11 thomwestcott

Fraudulent Afriqiyah pilot on the run

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 12 May 2013:A pilot who flew Afriqiyah Airways planes for eight months on a fake pilot’s licence is being hunted by UK police...

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Sick passenger prompts Cairo emergency landing for Afriqiyah flight
Jun 10 Nigel Ash

Sick passenger prompts Cairo emergency landing for Afriqiyah flight

Tripoli, 10 June:An Afriqiyah Airways flight from Jeddah to Tripoli, with 153 people on board, was forced to make an emergency landing today at Cairo,...

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