Italy’s ITA airways to resume flights to Tripoli
ITA Airways will resume flights to Tripoli, marking the first return of a major European carrier to Libya’s capital
The Libyan Minister of Interior Emad Al-Trabelsi announced that coordination plans with his Tunisian counterpart, Kamal Feki, to reopen the Ras Jdir border crossing had taken place this weekend. Traffic stopped at the Ras Ajdair crossing on March 19 after a decision by Al-Trabelsi following armed clashes that took place on March 18. Al-Trabelsi reiterated that Tripoli would soon see no presence of security and military units, provided that security work is limited to the personnel of the relevant Ministry of Interior, in addition to the security of government facilities and institutions.
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