Some 26 foreign companies made presentations to Libyan officials in early May for the supply of public buses to major Libyan cities.

The Algerian state-owned carrier has restarted its route to Libya, despite difficult relations between the two countries.

Tunisair Express, a subsidiary of state-owned Tunisair, will begin flying between the Libyan capital and the coastal Tunisian city of Monastir, adding yet more capacity on Libya-Tunisia routes. 

A number of flights from Tripoli International Airport were cancelled or delayed on 13 May due to a strike by air traffic controllers.

Airports in Al Bayda, Tobruk and Ghadames have reopened this week and are set to be served by regular internal flights from Tripoli.

Air Malta says it will resume twice-weekly flights to the eastern city of Benghazi from 29 May, supplementing its current daily service to Tripoli.

In early May state-owned Afriqiyah Airways took receipt of an Airbus A330 plane that had been sent for repairs after being damaged in the 2011 conflict. 

State-owned carrier Tunisair has increased the frequency of its flights from Tunis to Tripoli and Benghazi, and will also launch a Djerba-Tripoli route in May.

British Airways will resume flights between London Heathrow and Tripoli on 1 May, becoming the first UK-based airline to restart routes to Libya.

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.