► UNITED KINGDOM: Libyan Airlines resumes Manchester flights.

Though previously scheduled to have started from 14 September 2012, today marked the resumption of Libyan Airlines' (LN) Tripoli, Libya - Manchester, United Kingdom service that was suspended in 2011 due to the Libyan Civil War. The flight is operated using a leased Tunisian Nouvelair Airbus A320, as both Afriqiyah and Libyan Airlines are banned from flying into EU airspace over concerns about aircraft maintenance documentation and personnel certification.

The airlines are not actually on the No-Fly List per se, but will not be able to resume flights to any destination in the EU until 22 November 2012 at the earliest.

Libyan Airlines A320 departing Manchester (AllanMcKever)

In June, sister airline Afriqiyah Airlines (8U) resumed its Tripoli - London, Gatwick service.

Libyan Airlines: Tripoli, Libya - Manchester, United Kingdom

-Effective 4 September

• LN106 TIP 0830 - 1130 MAN 320 | 257
• LN107 MAN 1230 - 1730 TIP 320 | 257

Source [Amadeus]

According to The Libyan Herald, Manchester and its environs are home to  the largest Libyan diaspora in the UK.