Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli airspace closed to flights today

By Sami Zaptia. Mitiga airport was suddenly closed today by the Tripoli authorities (Photo: Archives).London, 27 March 2016:Passengers planning to boa...

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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 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 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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Workshop on resurrecting Libyan aviation sector
Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Workshop on resurrecting Libyan aviation sector

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 14 October 2014: A workshop was held in Tripoli's Corinthia hotel today entitled "The resurrection of the Libyan aviation sec...

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Strike shuts Mitiga after attack on staff
Sep 5 Nigel Ash

Strike shuts Mitiga after attack on staff

By Libya Herald reporters. Mitiga Airport's main entrance (Photo: Nigel Ash, Libya Herald)Tripoli, 5 September 2014:Striking workers shut down Tripoli...

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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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