Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya seeks aviation training, sector study, reopening of embassy for visas and MoU from Spain

By Sami Zaptia.Libyan GNU Transport Ministry logo.London, 8 April 2021:Libya’s Deputy Minister of Transport, in charge of Aviation and Air Transport A...

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Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi's Benina airport will not reopen until it is ready: General Manager

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 October 2020: Abdalla Al-Shafee, the General Manager of Benghazi’s Benina airport, today denied widely circulated reports th...

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Aug 7 Sami Zaptia

Libya and Malta discuss flight resumption, aircraft registration, air navigation, training, and visas

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Libya Airports Authority).London, 7 August 2020:Libya and Malta discussed the possibility of commercial flight resumption betwee...

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Aug 15 Michel Cousins

Royal Jordanian to inspect Benina ahead of possible start of flights

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 15 August 2017:A team from Royal Jordanian Airlines is expected to arrive on Thursday at Benghazi’s Benina aiport t...

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Benina reopening confirmed by Benghazi municipal police
May 12 Michel Cousins

Benina reopening confirmed by Benghazi municipal police

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 12 May 2017:Further confirmation of plans to fully reopen Benina airport on 16 May has come from the pro-HoR offices i...

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Feb 26 Michel Cousins

Airspace controllers threaten industrial action

By Libya Herald reporter.26 February 2017:Libyan air traffic controllers are threatening nation-wide industrial action because of what they say is the...

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Tamenhint still not working despite government efforts to restore flghts
Feb 13 Michel Cousins

Tamenhint still not working despite government efforts to restore flghts

By Jamie Prentis. Officials from the transport ministry, the Civil Aviation authority, Afriqiyah Airway and Libyan Airlines are shown facilities at Ta...

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First ‘‘charter'' flight to Misrata arrives from Malta
Feb 6 Sami Zaptia

First ‘‘charter'' flight to Misrata arrives from Malta

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 February 2017: The first ‘‘charter’’ flight arrived in Misrata from Malta yesterday as confusion continued regarding the poss...

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May 31 Michel Cousins

Reports of resumption of Libyan flights to Tunis-Carthage airport premature say Tunisian officials

By Houda Mzioudet.Libyan Airlines airbusTunis, 31 May 2016:Reports by senior Libyan figure that Libyan carriers will again be allowed to use Tunis-Car...

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Medavia restarts Malta-Tripoli flights after shooting incident at Mitiga
Apr 7 Michel Cousins

Medavia restarts Malta-Tripoli flights after shooting incident at Mitiga

Ajnadin Mustafa. (Photo: Medavia)Tripoli, 7 April 2016:The Malta-based carrier Medavia, which operates a regular service between Malta and Tripoli, re...

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