Libya Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/libya/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:36:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png Libya Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/libya/ 32 32 ITA Airways Marks a Milestone with Inaugural Flight to Libya   https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/25/ita-airways-marks-a-milestone-with-inaugural-flight-to-libya/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ita-airways-marks-a-milestone-with-inaugural-flight-to-libya https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/25/ita-airways-marks-a-milestone-with-inaugural-flight-to-libya/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:36:05 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=10737 A significant milestone in aviation history was achieved on July 24, 2023, as ITA Airways, the Italian national carrier, operated a charter flight between Rome and Tripoli, marking the first air link between Italy and Libya in ten years. The flight, AZ8904, operated on an Airbus A320 (EI-DSW), was a charter bringing Libyan delegates back [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/25/ita-airways-marks-a-milestone-with-inaugural-flight-to-libya/feed/ 0 Libya and Italy Reach Agreement to Resume Flights after 10-Year Ban https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/10/libya-and-italy-reach-agreement-to-resume-flights-after-10-year-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=libya-and-italy-reach-agreement-to-resume-flights-after-10-year-ban https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/10/libya-and-italy-reach-agreement-to-resume-flights-after-10-year-ban/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:35:36 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=10620 After a decade-long ban, Italy has officially lifted the restriction on Libyan planes using its airspace. This significant development comes as a ray of hope for Libya, a nation that has been marred by instability and conflict since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The decision to resume flights was announced following a meeting [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/10/libya-and-italy-reach-agreement-to-resume-flights-after-10-year-ban/feed/ 0 Libyan Flights Return to Cairo after a Seven Year Hiatus https://airspace-africa.com/2021/10/23/libyan-flights-return-to-cairo-after-a-seven-year-hiatus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=libyan-flights-return-to-cairo-after-a-seven-year-hiatus https://airspace-africa.com/2021/10/23/libyan-flights-return-to-cairo-after-a-seven-year-hiatus/#respond Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:21:49 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=3964 After a Seven year hiatus, the first Libyan flight which departed from from Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport landed at Cairo International Airport on Saturday 9th October This comes after a memorandum of understanding was signed by the Egyptian and Libyan governments to promote security of Libya’s international airports. As part of the MOU, a protocol [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2021/10/23/libyan-flights-return-to-cairo-after-a-seven-year-hiatus/feed/ 0 Egypt and Libya Sign Airport Security Protocol as Libyan Flights Return to Cairo https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/27/egypt-and-libya-sign-airport-security-protocol-as-libyan-flights-return-to-cairo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=egypt-and-libya-sign-airport-security-protocol-as-libyan-flights-return-to-cairo https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/27/egypt-and-libya-sign-airport-security-protocol-as-libyan-flights-return-to-cairo/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:52:08 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=3612 A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Egyptian and Libyan governments to promote security of Libya’s international airports. According to local media, Libya’s Minister of Economic Affairs Salama al-Ghwail announced the signing of a protocol between the Holding Company for EgyptAir and Libya’s Afriqiyah Airways for cooperation in civil aviation security. The protocol [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/27/egypt-and-libya-sign-airport-security-protocol-as-libyan-flights-return-to-cairo/feed/ 0 Tunisia and Libya Agree to Reopen Borders with New Protocols https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/17/tunisia-libya-border/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tunisia-libya-border https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/17/tunisia-libya-border/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:25:18 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=3484 Tunisia and Libya have ended tensions with an agreement to finally reopen borders.  The border was closed by the Libyan government on July 8, 2021, because of fears around the spread of the Delta strain of Covid-19 In mid-August, Libyan government announced the opening of the borders, but this decision has not been implemented, due [...]

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