On Sunday, the Libyan Airlines Company, the national flag carrier of Libya, denied all rumours that it would be suspending its flights permanently, and declaring bankruptcy.
In a statement, it confirmed that “today’s suspension was exceptional to complete routine procedures,” adding that it would resume its flights tomorrow afternoon. The company added that all rumours are “baseless, and lack credibility.”
Notably, in August 2022, Libyan Airlines announced that it will allow passengers with hearing and visual disabilities to bring their pets on board the passenger cabin.
It confirmed that it “does not accept any live animals in the cabin except for dogs in the event that the passenger is blind or deaf, and the pet is used to help them.”
The company has set conditions for taking the animals, which are that they are “clean and hygienic, not dangerous, do not have a smell, are not pregnant, do not disturb the passengers, and weigh no more than 10 kg, including its travel box.”
The pet should be kept in “a clean, well-closed, leak-proof, scratch-resistant box. The pet is not allowed to move freely on the aircraft, and the combined length, width, and height of the box shall not exceed 115 cm, and it shall remain under the passenger’s seat for the duration of the flight.”
A high-level Libyan Airlines delegation headed by Hamed Esbaqa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, has recently visited Egypt’s state-owned airline company EgyptAir.
Both sides reportedly reached an agreement for the EgyptAir Training Academy to train Libyan pilots on the Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.
This is a part of EgyptAir’s strategy to enhance joint cooperation with Arab airlines in various fields of air transport.
Notably, Cairo International Airport received its first flight from Tripoli in September 2021.
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority suspended flights between Libya and Cairo in 2014. This was due to the insecurity, and political turbulence that was rampant in Libya over the past seven years.
Libya has remained beset by turmoil since 2011 when long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a NATO-backed uprising.