ITA Airways has operated its first Italy-Libya direct flight after almost a decade, marking a significant milestone in Libya's civil aviation industry. The first non-stop flight was operated between Rome and Tripoli with Libyan Prime Minister onboard
The service came three weeks after the Italian government lifted a decade-long flight ban on Lybian flights paving way for scheduled nonstop flights between the two destinations.
Flights between Italy and Libya were suspended in 2014 due to the political unrest and unstable situation in. Similarly, flights from Libya to s Libya. On July 9, President of the Italian CAA (ENAC), Pierluigi Di Palma, together with Ambassador Gianluca Alberini, met with the Libyan Minister for Communications and Political Affairs, Walid Al Lafi, accompanied by the President of the Libyan CAA, when they signed an agreement to overcome the 2014 EU Flight Ban.
Two weeks after lifting on ban, ITA operated its first nonstop flight between the two destinations.