{UAH} Libya “cut off” from the world

Libya "cut off" from the world

January 7, 2015 — Turkish Airlines, the last foreign airline which was operating in Libya, suspended all its flights to and from the country. Libya is now effectively cut off from the rest of the world by air

Photo: Planespotters.net

Airlines suspended their services in July following conflict between rival militias at Tripoli's main international airport.

According to the BBC, local companies began operating from Tripoli's Mitiga airport and Turkish Airlines resumed a Misrata service.

Turkish Airlines said yesterday that it had suspended flights to Misrata, its only remaining destination in Libya, after it had earlier cancelled its flights to the capital, Tripoli, and to Benghazi and the inland desert city of Sebha.

"We have suspended our Misrata flights until further notice, due to operational issues," a company spokesman said.

Libya has been plagued by instability and infighting since the toppling of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, and violence has steadily increased in recent months.

Source: BBC

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