Libya: Berniq Airways prepares for its launch
After the inauguration of its headquarters in February 2020 in Benghazi, the acquisition of its first A320 in October, Berniq Airways is now securing its AOC.
The young airline has great sub-regional ambitions.
The start of commercial activities of Berniq Airways is imminent. The new private Libyan company got its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on February 11. Registered under number 032/2021, the document, issued by the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority, is valid for a period of 2 years.
For the start of its operations, Berniq Airways took delivery last October, its first Airbus A320-200 (5A-BRA, msn 4865). Two other planes of the same type are expected for the construction of its network.
From its base at Benghazi airport, the carrier plans to serve the capital Tripoli. Internationally, the Libyan company targets Tunis (Tunisia), Alexandria (Egypt), Istanbul (Turkey), Amman (Jordan), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Khartoum (Sudan).
In February 2020, the company inaugurated its headquarters in Benghazi, a port city in western Libya and the second most populous in the country. Born from the baptismal funds of the Bank of Commerce and Development of Benghazi, which owns 40% of the stakes, Berniq Airways wants to become a regional carrier of first rank in Libya and in the sub-region. For this, he intends to rely on Benghazi / Benina airport - destroyed by the war raging in Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 - and whose reconstruction work should accelerate soon.
