The state-owned carrier has signed a long-term agreement with Air France Industries-KLM for ongoing maintenance and repair work on aircraft engines.

British Airways will add one additional weekly flight between London Heathrow and Tripoli from September.

State-owned Shorooq Handling and Ground Services says it handled just under 25,000 flights last year.

The number of passengers flying between the two countries has reportedly dropped by over a third as a result of tighter visa restrictions imposed by the Libyan authorities.

The Ministry of Transport has named a new head for its airports authority.

The Ministry of Transport has issued tenders for masterplanning and development work at Benghazi port, and also plans new facilities at Derna in north-east Libya.

The first international flight from Tobruq airport, in north-east Libya, took off to Alexandria on 29 April.

Benina International Airport in Benghazi is to close until Tuesday morning for urgent maintenance on its runway.

Heavy rain has caused extensive damage in central and southern Libya in the past week, destroying homes, blocking main roads in the region and killing several people.

The Italy-based shipping firm's cargo service will start calling at Sicily from the second half of May.

On 24 April the state-owned carrier made its first flight to Niamey since 2011, and will now serve the city twice-weekly.

Over 20 flights were cancelled yesterday as the seasonal storms, or ghibli, forced Tripoli International Airport to close from mid-morning onwards.

The transport minister says that work on the stalled rail network urgently needs to resume, but warns the project will take seven or eight years to complete.

The state-owned carrier plans to reintroduce Accra and Dakar flights soon, but EU restrictions will not be lifted until at least June, the head of its UK operations told The Libya Report.

The transport ministry says it is studying ways of developing a comprehesive database of all vehicles in Libya.