Afriqiyah (8U) has launched twice-weekly flights between between Misrata, Libya's third largest city 187 km east of Tripoli, and Cairo. Flights operate on-board an Airbus A320. Despite the troubles in Egypt, the Libyan Herald says flights to Egypt are "largely fully booked".
Afriqiyah(8U): Misrata - Cairo
-Eff 20AUG
-Eff 20AUG
- 8U438 MRA 1100 - 1300 CAI 320 14
- 8U439 CAI 1130 - 1400 MRA 320 14
Afriqiyah already flies from Misrata to Tunis, Sfax and Benghazi.
Meanwhile, Libyan Airlines (LN) has deployed its newly arrived pair of Airbus A330-200s onto its popular Tripoli - Istanbul and Tripoli - Casablanca flights replacing the A320. As a result, the freed up Airbus A320s have now replaced the CRJ900s on the following routes:
- Benghazi - Tunis,
- Abraq - Tunis,
- Abraq - Tripoli
- Tobruk - Tunis.
The Libyan carrier has also slated Tripoli - Sharm El Sheikh for a possible launch. In a recent interview with Marcopolis, Libyan Airlines CEO, Khaled Ben Alewa, said the airline was also planning to launch Malta, Manchester, London and Madrid flights.
