Sirte Gulf International Airport starts official flights with Benghazi and Tripoli

After announcing on 19 January of this year that it had obtained official approval to commence operations, after fulfilling all approved requirements, Sirte Gulf International Airport reported yesterday the arrival of its first official flight. These would be the first flights since the airport suffered damage during Libya’s February 2011 revolution. The maiden flight was […] The post Sirte Gulf International Airport starts official flights with Benghazi and Tripoli appeared first on LibyaHerald.


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