Yesterday the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority (LYCAA) suspended all Libyan Airlines flights to and from Europe after a flight to London, operated by private Tunisian company Nouvelair, lost communications with Air Traffic Control.
“We have suspended Nouvelair flights after an incident involving a loss of communications,” Director General of Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority (LYCAA) Captain Nasereddin Shaebelain told the Libya Herald. “It seems the plane entered French airspace without informing Air Traffic Control and then remained out of communication almost until it entered UK airspace.”
The restriction affects Libyan Airline routes to London and Manchester in the UK as well as flights to Malta and Madrid.
Shaebelain said the LYCAA had opened an investigation to establish exactly what had happened, while the suspension would not be lifted until the investigation had been completed.