Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Jordanian Airlines has arrived at Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern outskirts of Tripoli, to examine procedures relating to civil aviation safety and security and the extent to which they comply with the rules and standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
This is a prelude to the resumption of flights between the two countries from September.
On the sidelines of the visit, a meeting was held at the airport management headquarters, attended by the General Manager of Maitigua airport, Lotfi al-Tabib, the Director of Aviation Safety at the Civil Aviation Authority, Makram Khachkhoucha, and the heads of the safety agencies operating at the airport. according to a Libyan government statement.
The meeting discussed and clarified operational procedures, safety and security measures and the degree of compliance with internationally recommended standards.
In 2014, most airlines stopped operating flights to Libya due to the deteriorating security situation following clashes between armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, during which the international airport was partially burnt down.
However, since the national unity government took office in 2021, Libya has entered a phase of normalisation that has seen the return of international embassies and diplomatic missions, as well as the resumption of certain air links with Tunisia, Egypt, Malta, Italy and Turkey.
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