Tripoli Airport update

As of the time that AERBT was distributed (midnight GMT 12 September) Tripoli International Airport (TIP) remains closed to civil scheduled traffic, as does Libya’s other main flight gateway Benghazi.  The Tripoli airport is about 20 miles south of the city.

Turkish Airlines said in a statement that it would begin flights from Istanbul to Benghazi on 13 September and to Tripoli on 24 September.

The airline's inspectors examined repairs to Benghazi's airport, damaged during the fighting, and decided it was ready for flights, the statement said.  Tripoli flights will resume once preparations there were completed, it added.

Turkey, which once had close ties with Gaddafi, is expected to take a leading role in multi-billion dollar deals to rebuild and develop Libya. 

Air Malta says that it is planning to resume its flights to Tripoli, and “possibly” launch a new route to Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, as soon as the situation in the north African country permits, and “approvals are granted, airports are open to commercial airlines and the safety and the security of Air Malta passengers, crew and aircraft is not compromised.”  Royal Jordanian is expected to resume its flights to Benghazi by the end of this week and to Tripoli immediately after. www.turkishairlines.com

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