January 13, 2025
ITA Airways resumes flights to Libya, first EU airline to do so after a hiatus
Listen to the article ITA Airways has launched a new air link between Rome and Tripoli, Libya, marking the first direct flight between the two cities in years. The inaugural flight, ITA Airways flight AZ868, departed Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 09:25 and landed at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport (MJI) at 11:58. The service, operated by an Airbus A319-100, returned to Rome at 14:08. This new route, which operates twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, strengthens the economic and cultural ties between Italy and Libya. ITA Airways General Manager Andrea Benassi highlighted the airline’s commitment to



