Turkish Airlines is returning to Benghazi in Libya after suspending flights for over a decade.
It plans to introduce three times a week Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 flights between Istanbul Airport and Benina International Airport from 14 January. The carrier suspended operations to Libya in November 2014 from the start of the unrest that led to the downfall of General Gadhafi.
Turkish Airlines has already resumed five times a week flights to the Libyan capital Tripoli in April 2024.
Other carriers that have introduced or reintroduced flights to Libya include Afriqiyah Airways. Berniq Airways, Libyan Airlines, Belaviaand Egyptair while Italy’s ITA Airways is planning to start services to Tripoli in January.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) currently warns airlines to avoid Libyan airspace due to a high risk of attacks on civil aviation but allows exceptions for flights to coastal airports under certain conditions including approaches from over the sea.