Aviation authority officials landed at the airstrip in Marsa Brega, in the Gulf of Sirte, to inspect the site after the completion of repair works on the runway.

The government has given permission to the Ministry of Transport to issue a tender for preparing designs for a new airport in Jebel Nefusa, in western Libya. 

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways has relaunched Tripoli-Ndjamena flights, which it operated prior to the 2011 conflict.

Two tenders issued by the Ministry of Transport in April have been awarded to Libyan companies for a total of LD6.7m ($5.4m).

The first post-2011 Afriqiyah Airways flight from Tripoli to Paris took off on 30 October.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline is halting its flights to Tripoli, citing safety and security worries at the capital's airport.

The privately-owned airline is to fly from Tunis to Tripoli and Benghazi from next week, putting it in direct competition with the state-run Libyan and Tunisian carriers.

Maintenance work at Tripoli and Sebha airports has been approved by the government.

Libya's transport minister says that a new service will connect Ghat to the Algerian town of Djanet - a route that would possibly be the world's shortest scheduled international flight.

The government has approved the development of a new commercial port at Zawiya in western Libya.

The Ministry of Transport has been granted permission to proceed with a €29.2m (LD50.2m) water heating contract at Tripoli International Airport, but it is unclear whether the contractor will go ahead with the work.

From 12 November Tunisia's flag carrier will start a direct service to Tobruq, whose airport gained international status last year.

Dong Myeong Engineering Consultants (DMEC) has given a presentation to the Libyan rail authorities detailing its plans for transport in the capital.

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways has increased both the number of flights and its seat capacity by around half compared to the same period last year, according to aviation data.

The state-owned airline says flights between Benghazi and Alexandria will not run this week due to illegal immigration issues.