EgyptAir resumes flights to Libya's Benghazi after 11-year halt

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EgyptAir resumes flights to Libya's Benghazi after 11-year halt

STORY: EgyptAir resumes flights to Libya's Benghazi after 11-year halt DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Boeing B737-800 flight from Cairo Airport arrived at Benghazi airport in Libya 2. various of a building that has a board reading: EgyptAir In-flight Services 3. various of the logo of EgyptAir company 5. various of an airport STORYLINE: Egypt's flag carrier EgyptAir resumed its direct flights to the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, the Egyptian state media reported. EgyptAir is scheduled to operate a daily direct flight between Cairo and Benghazi with its Boeing B737-800, according to the official Egyptian TV. EgyptAir suspended its flights to Benghazi years ago due to the deteriorating security situation following the fall of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libya is an attractive market for Egyptian labor, with hundreds of thousands of Egyptians working in different sectors. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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