Airlines operating between Egypt and Libya were resumed Saturday after they have been suspended for 24 hours due to militias' attack on the Libyan airport in Tripoli Friday.
A Cairo Airport source said the first EgyptAir plane took off to Libya with 126 passengers on board on Saturday morning. The airlines operating at Cairo Airport canceled Friday four flights to Libya.
A plane for EgyptAir was instructed to fly back to Egypt after it took off due to the exposure of Tripoli airport to an attack by armed militias.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
