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The event will discuss the perennial topic of when will the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conduct its final audit of Libya’s international airports to give the green light for the EU to lift its flight ban on Libya. The ICAO was expected to take place sometime this summer.
The third edition of the Libya Aviation Forum and Expo will be held from 5-7 November 2024 in Tripoli, Adel Ben El Haj, Project Manager for organisers Hormuz Tours and Events. Bel Haj explained progress in Libya’s aviation sector 2023 and looked forward to what is needed and expected in 2024 and in the 2024 edition of the forum. Despite all the raised expectations in 2023, the 2024 edition of the forum is still vital and alive, he added.
The event will discuss the perennial topic of when will the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conduct its final audit of Libya’s international airports to give the green light for the EU to lift its flight ban on Libya. The ICAO was expected to take place sometime this summer.
Four major airports were expected to be audited by the ICAO in 2024. These will be Tripoli’s Mitiga, Misrata Airport, Benghazi’s Benina Airport, and Tripoli International Airport – when its construction is completed.
Sometime this summer the construction of Tripoli International Airport was also supposed to be completed by the Italian consortium Aeneas. However, delays in payment tranches by the Libyan government have delayed the project to at best the end of 2024.
Audits, visits, and MoUs have been signed by various airlines including Qatar Air, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Saudi, and Turkish airlines since the second edition of the Libya Aviation Forum and Expo, but none have commenced flights yet.
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The only notable success since 2023 has been the direct Tripoli to Rome (charter) flights by MedSky. These were launched on 30 September with 3 direct flights per week in both directions. nAdel Ben El Haj said local and international participants and speakers will have real contributions to make to the topic of the hour: the lifting of the EU flight ban and the reinstating of Libya’s aviation sector.
