Ubari, an oasis town in Libya's southwestern Sahara desert, is set to resume scheduled flights on July 25 via a weekly return service to Tripoli Mitiga operated by Afriqiyah Airways (8U, Tripoli Mitiga).

Until now, residents have had to travel 400 kilomtres south-west to Ghat or 200 kilometres north-east to Sebha, in order to fly to the capital.

The Libya Herald reports the launch is a direct result of the sustained ceasefire between warring Tuareg and Tebu factions brokered by Qatar in November last year.