Tripoli’s Mitiga airport resumes flights after a three month closure
Dec 12 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli’s Mitiga airport resumes flights after a three month closure

By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 December 2019:Tripoli’s Mitiga airport reopened today with an Afriqiya flight to Istanbul. Other flights are expected to re...

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UPDATE: Mitiga airport to reopen within two weeks – ‘‘without any military presence’’
Oct 30 Sami Zaptia

UPDATE: Mitiga airport to reopen within two weeks – ‘‘without any military presence’’

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 October 2019:The Interior Ministry of the Internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli, headed by Faiez Serraj, a...

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Libya’s expansion of Mitiga airport passenger terminals started
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s expansion of Mitiga airport passenger terminals started

By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 October 2019:Libya’s Airports Authority has reported that the expansion of Mitiga airport has started – taking advantage of...

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Serraj government and UN condemn Mitiga airport bombing
Sep 1 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government and UN condemn Mitiga airport bombing

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 September 2019:The internationally-recognized Libyan government led by Faiez Serraj and the United Nations condemned Saturday...

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Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

Salame condemns repeated attacks on Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, reiterates call for a truce

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 August 2019: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame y...

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Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport complex bombed – flights not affected

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 June 2019:Mitiga airport was the subject of an air raid early this morning by the Khalifa Hafter Libyan National Army (LNA) A...

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Sep 5 Sami Zaptia

UN-brokered ceasefire holding in south Tripoli militia fighting

By Sami Zaptia.Frankfurt, 5 September 2018:The ceasefire brokered by UNSMIL in Zawia yesterday seems to be holding today as all the main parties commi...

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Tunis Air to resume Tripoli flights at the end of this month
Jul 3 Sami Zaptia

Tunis Air to resume Tripoli flights at the end of this month

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 July 2018:Tunis Air is to resume its flights to Tripoli at the end of this month. The announcement was made by Tunisia's Mini...

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Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga to close for 6 hours from midnight until 16 May

By Sami Zaptia. Mitiga airport will shut down its airspace for 6 hours from midnight every day until 16 May (Photo: Archives).London, 16 February 2018...

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Feb 14 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport reopens after gunfire causes short closure

By Sami Zaptia. Mitiga Airport's main entrance (Photo: From archives by Nigel Ash, Libya Herald)London, 14 February 2018: Tripoli’s only operating air...

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