Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is on board an Italian plane as it conducts the first commercial flight in ten years between Italy and Libya today, Italian news agency Nova reports. Dbeibeh will be on board the charter operated by ITA Airways, which will land at Tripoli’s Mitigate Airport at approximately 14:45 PM (Libya time), Nova said. Two weeks ago, Italy agreed to lift a decade-long ban on Libyan civil aviation using Italian airspace. The resumption of commercial flights between the two countries should be operational on a regular basis perhaps as early as September as per the agreement. “We will work to open an air line between Rome and Benghazi,” he added.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2023 12:21 UTC