Flights Resume between Tunisia, Libya after Seven-Year Halt

Flights resumed on Monday between Tunisia and Libya after a seven-year halt caused by the unstable security situation.
The National carrier, Tunisair,
announced a scheduled flight on Monday noon from Carthage International Airport
to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, noting that the plane would return the same day
at 4:10 pm (GMT).
The company had postponed the
flight resumption date, which was scheduled on April 27, due to the
epidemiological situation and the decline in the number of passenger trips
between both countries.
Tunisair had earlier pointed to
attempts to secure five flights per week to Libya, an average of three flights
to Tripoli and two weekly flights to Benghazi, adding that the number of trips
will most probably return to normal levels soon.
Tunis has been recently seeking to
boost its presence in the neighboring country, where a large Tunisian community
resides.
This comes following the
settlement agreement signed between Libyan conflicting parties and the formation
of the unity government, which is expected to start reconstructing the war-torn
country.