Italy's ITA Airlines resumes flights to Tripoli after 10 years
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Civil Aviation Resources Network, January 13, 2025: According to Reuters, Italian ITA Airlines and Tripoli's Minister of Transport said that Italian ITA Airlines has resumed direct flights to Tripoli, Libya. This is the first airline among major Western European countries to resume direct flights to Tripoli, Libya, after the flight was interrupted for 10 years due to the civil war in the North African country.
ITA said that the company will operate two flights per week from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Tripoli Mitiga Airport.
Andrea Benassi, general manager of ITA Airlines, said in a statement: "We are honored to resume commercial direct flights between Tripoli and Rome Fiumicino, which will strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Libya and Italy and support bilateral relations between the two countries."
Mohammed Shahubi, Minister of Transport of the Libyan National Unity Government, said that the resumption of flights between the two countries confirmed "the security and safety of our airspace and the qualification of Libyan airports."
Shahubi added that Libya looks forward to the return of Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways and Saudi Airlines in the first half of 2025. Airlines from Tunisia, Egypt, Malta, Türkiye and Jordan have resumed direct flights to Libya.