Royal Jordanian to resume flights to Tripoli

Royal Jordanian Airline has announced that the kingdom''s national carrier will restart flights to the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi soon. The Director-General, Chief Executive of Royal Jordanian Hussein Dabbas said that the Royal Jordan would resume operations between Amman, and Tripoli and Benghazi, which were suspended after turmoil erupted in Libya last February, once all necessary approvals are obtained from the concerned authorities and the readiness of the Libyan airports to receive flights is ensured. Quoted b y Petra news agency, Dabbas also said that initially the flights to Benghazi and Tripoli will be frequent, probably daily, to be able to accommodate the strong demand on travel between the two countries, especially on the part of businessmen, students and Jordanian workforce in Libya, as well as Libyan citizens who come to Jordan seeking medical treatment. Royal Jordan is expected to resume its flights to Benghazi by the end of this week and to Tripoli immediately after. Royal Jordanian used to operate five weekly flights to Tripoli and two weekly flights to Benghazi before the unrest erupted in Libya.