Benina airport receives first Libyan Airlines Umrah flight

TRIPOLI 26 June 2017: Benina International Airport received on Monday the first Libyan Airlines Umrah flight carrying 155 passengers, coming from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah airport.

The plane then arrived at Al Abraq International Airport with 44 passengers on board.

Benghazi's Benina airport saw its first flight in three years take off in mid-June.

Flights from the airport have been halted since 2014 when a nearby military conflict left the airfield damaged.