First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off

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First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off

STORY: First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of passengers 3. various of the flight 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger STORYLINE: A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. Operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, the flight took off from Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport. The airline offers a roundtrip flight on Saturdays and Wednesdays between Tripoli and Rome, Medsky Airways announced on its Facebook account. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger "As a resident of Rome, I used to travel to Rome through Tunisia. I thank Medsky and all the airport staff for this service and wish them good luck." Meanwhile, the

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