The Tripoli based Libyan government announced yesterday that Turkish Airlines will begin direct flights to and from Mitiga Airport starting next week and will resume its flights to the rest of the Libyan airports successively.
Quoting the Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, the government’s media site said the decision by Turkish Airlines to resume direct flights to Libya comes after the signing of the two memorandums of understanding between Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority and Turkish Airlines, and after Libya fulfilling all the prerequisite technical requirements.
Sources in the travel industry have reported that a test flight has been entered in the worldwide Amadeus flight booking system for 28 March.
They report that Turkish Airlines will eventually operate 3 flights per week, every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
They also speculate the lifting of the need for a Turkish visa for Libyans in the coming period.
Commenting on the news on his X account, Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba said ‘‘After a hiatus of about 10 years, Turkish Airlines will return to resume its flights to Libya starting next week, which is an additional indicator of strengthening the state of stability in Libya in all its forms despite all the challenges.’’
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