Home Transport Aviation Emirates Resumes Flights To Libya The Dubai-based airline will begin operating flights to Tripoli from October 29. by Reuters August 14, 2012 Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates, the largest carrier based in the Middle East, will resume flights to Libya in October after suspending them for almost 18 months following the outbreak of civil unrest there. Emirates will operate four flights a week from Dubai to Tripoli starting on October 29, using an Airbus A330-200, the airline said on Monday. International airlines have been resuming services to Libya gradually since late 2011, following the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in August that year. Security worries have not entirely disappeared; Tripoli’s international airport was closed by angry militiamen for a day in June this year. Tags Emirates airline Libya 0 Comments You might also like Emirates’ 2024 April Fool’s: 380-story tower with private airport Libya’s catastrophic floods has killed more than 11,000 people Libya floods: Over 6,000 dead, thousands still missing as Derna is worst hit Dubai’s Emirates reports ‘very busy’ summer, says high demand to persist over winter