General Director of Airports Authority Says Six Airports Ready to Receive International Flights.

Tripoli, 29 January 2015(Lana) The General Director of the Ministry of Transport Airports Authority has said that six airports are now ready to receive international flights, despite concerns by international companies about running flights to Libya because of the difficult security situation. 'The Mi'tiga Airport in Tripoli and Misrata Airport are functioning normally, so do the airports of Al Abrag, Tobruk, Ghat and Kufra, Mohamed Beitulmal told reporters on Wednesday. 'Libya has the capabilities to receive international flights, though international carriers refuse to run such flights under the airports pretext, he said. Repair work at Tripoli International Airport needs financial allocation by the Government, which so far did not materialize, because of the non-approval as yet of the 2015 budget, he added. Parts of the airport have been damaged, while a number of planes were hit during the armed clashes in the capital, which left damage estimated at LD 150 million. Afriqiyah Airways has resumed flights to Europe earlier this week, with a flights to Dusseldorf in Germany. Libya has 18 civil airports, including 9 that can handle international flights. =Lana=