Libyan Airlines accounted for around two-thirds of the total, with Afriqiyah yet to restore most of its routes to sub-Saharan Africa.

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways has denied rumours that it cancelled outbound flights from Tripoli on 18 February, but said some international services had been delayed due to technical reasons.

Libyan Airlines has launched its first flight on the new route, which run weekly.

Armed guards demanding unpaid salaries forced Libya's second-busiest airport to close for several hours on 18 February.

The Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDCO) says has it taken steps to start resuming work at a sports city in Benghazi, which is intended to host football matches during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2017 tournament.

A delegation from Libya's civil aviation authorities has visited Lebanon to discuss a possible launch of direct flights to Beirut.

Italy-based Med Cross Lines is to deploy a new ship on its Mediterranean routes, which call at several Libyan ports.

Representatives from Boeing met with the transport ministry and visited the Afriqiyah Airways office in Tripoli, with talks covering possible aircraft purchases from the US-based manufacturer.

The road linking Ajdabiya to Tobruq in eastern Libya has reportedly reopened after members from the armed forces had blocked it as part of demands to claim unpaid wages.

The state-owned carrier has upgraded an existing order for A350 aircraft, and last month placed a new order for another two planes of the same specifications.

Reports that 20 Egyptian truck drivers have been kidnapped in eastern Libya are not accurate, says Egypt’s foreign ministry, which claims they were caught up in a roadblock.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the EU Air Safety Committee have both denied reports that EU restrictions on Libyan carriers will be lifted in March, but the ban is being reviewed. 

Misrata airport was briefly closed on 31 January due to bad weather and poor visibility.

The state-owned carrier says it will resume flights from Tripoli and Benghazi to Dubai from 2 February.

The Ministry of Transport has awarded two tenders for works at Sirte and Tripoli ports, worth LD3m ($2.4m) and LD5.8m ($4.6m) respectively.