Pro-government special deterrence forces protected the airport and were being attacked by a Islamic militia. Libya’s state-owned airline Afriqiyah Airways has suspended all flights.
One flight attendant died in the shooting. At least seven aircraft have been damaged: one LybianWings Airbus, two Buraq Air Boeing 737 and four Afriqiyah Airways Airbus. Leaving the latter without a fleet, as a result the Afriqiyah Airways CEO, Mohammed Al-Furtiya, yesterday resigned from his function. Many airlines have cancelled flights to and from Tripoli.
Featured image of an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A319 in better times by Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt – Gallery page http://www.airliners.net/photo/Afriqiyah-Airways/Airbus-A319-111/1409029/L Photo http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/2/0/1409029.jpg, GFDL 1.2, Link
This post was published on 17 January 2018 09:37
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