German airline Lufthansa has increased the frequency of its Frankfurt-Tripoli flights, which from 22 April it will operate daily.

State-owned carrier Libyan Airlines has resumed flights between Tripoli and Malta using a plane and crew leased from a Tunisian airline.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a global aviation body, will open an office in Libya, according to Al Jamahiriya.

The Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHCO), which owns the country’s two national carriers, Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways, has announced that it intends to cancel first- and business-class services across all its flights.

Libyan Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus A320 to service the carrier’s flights to Sebha, in the south of the country.

The Socialist Ports Company (SPC) reported its first-half 2010 cargo handling figures, according to the Al Shams newspaper. The company handled 5,551 tonnes of cargo and 66,650 cars in the first six months of the year.

Qatar Airways is considering adding more Tripoli flights due to increased demand and close bilateral relations, Al Fajar Al Jadeed reported.

A new baggage hall at Tripoli International Airport opened on 12 February, according to Al Jamahiriya.

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways will take delivery of a new Airbus A320 soon, Al Fajar Al Jadeed reported on 1 February.

Libyan Airlines and Buraq Air have increased the prices of return tickets from Tripoli to Benghazi by 12.5%, according to Oea Libya.

Afriqiyah Airways, the state-owned Libyan carrier, said that it transported 741,000  passengers in 2010, an increase of 81,000 over 2009, according to Al Shams.

Air France announced on 11 January that it would begin flying to Tripoli four times a week on 29 March, 2011.

The state-owned General Company for Rapid Transport has signed a delivery contract for 60 new passenger buses, valued at LD10m ($8m), Al Jamahiriya reported.

Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways took delivery of two new Airbus A320s on 23 December, according to Al Shams, with the aircraft received in a ceremony at Gardabya Airport in Sirte.

The International Air Travel Association (IATA) will sign an agreement with the GPC of Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation on 5 January, according to Oea Libya, which quoted a source from Libyan Airlines.