Air Malta (Malta International) introduced a twice-daily Malta International to Djerba, Tunisia service to aid with the evacuation of Maltese nationals from troubled Libya. The flights began operating on August 7 and will end on October 23.
"This decision was taken due to increased passenger demand from this airport due to the situation in Libya," the airline said.
In late July, Valletta enlisted Medavia (Malta International) to aide in the evacuation of almost 100 Maltese nationals still in the capital, Tripoli.
Meanwhile, with Libya's two main international gateways - Tripoli International and Benghazi - unserviceable due to ongoing conflicts in both the east and west of the country, the Libyan government has now moved to develop Brak, located in the Wadi al Shatii District in west-central Libya, as its primary airport.
Amer Dao, the director of the airport, told the Libyan Herald that preparations to convert the military airfield into a civilian operation were now completed.
"Technical maintenance operations for all airport facilities have been completed, including the airstrip, refuelling station, halls, communications, security inspections, surveillance, administrative offices and service bureaux,” he said.
