ch-aviation understands that even if confirmed, the decision would only apply to Italian airlines and subject to designation. All Libyan airlines were proscribed by the European Commission in 2014 on safety grounds and remain banned from any operations in the bloc's airspace, including overflights. As the EU Air Safety List takes precedence over any domestic legislation, EU member states cannot unilaterally reauthorise Libyan carriers. Greece and Malta are the only EU countries with direct scheduled flights to Libya. While Malta MedAir (MT, Malta International) operates to GNU-controlled Misurata and Tripoli Mitiga, Greece's Marathon Airlines (O8, Athens) flies to Benghazi, an eastern city under the control of rival Libyan National Army (LNA) forces.

Source: Libya Today July 11, 2023 13:42 UTC