Nov 25 thomwestcott

Lufthansa and Austrian set to resume Tripoli flights tomorrow

Tripoli, 25 November 2013:Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are set to resume their daily flights to the Libyan capital tomorrow, a Lufthansa spokespers...

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Sep 30 Michel Cousins

New security screening creates further airport delays

By Libya Herald Staff.Tripoli, 30 September 2013:A new vehicle screening system at Tripoli airport means that passengers need to add between half and...

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Sep 15 Michel Cousins

Sirte starts restoring roads

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 15 September 2013:The local authorities in Sirte are continuing their efforts to rebuild the war-battered town.On Saturday, t...

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Updated: Tenders awarded for 48 projects to local companies
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

Updated: Tenders awarded for 48 projects to local companies

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 July 2013:The Tenders Committee of the Roads and Bridges Authority has announced that it has awarded 48 projects to local c...

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Libyan Airlines receives its second Airbus A330-200 in two months
Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Airlines receives its second Airbus A330-200 in two months

By Sami Zaptia.Libyan Airlines received Wednesday the second of its Airbus A330-200 in as many months (Photo: Sami Zaptia). Tripoli, 21 July 2013:Las...

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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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Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014
Apr 2 thomwestcott

Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014

Tripoli, 2 April 2013:Libyan Airlines is hoping to bag 50 percent of Libya’s international flights in 2014 by carrying a planned 1.5 million passenger...

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Tunisia border crossing reopens
Aug 7 Michel Cousins

Tunisia border crossing reopens

Tripoli, 7 August:The Wazen-Dahiba crossing on the Tunisian border reopened yesterday morning, Monday, in both directions.The crossing was closed on S...

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Jul 19 Michel Cousins

Tripoli Airport honours its liberators

Tripoli, 19 July:Tripoli International Airport organized a ceremony on Wednesday to honour all those who took part in the liberation of the airport. ...

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Jun 6 George Grant

Update - Some flights resume at Tripoli airport

Tripoli, 6 June: Some air traffic has resumed at Tripoli airport after it was seized and shut down by Tarhouna's Al-Awfia brigade on Monday afternoon....

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