Royal Jordanian suspends Tripoli operations amid safety fears
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Royal Jordanian has suspended its operations between Amman and the Libyan capital Tripoli since Sunday, after the Libyan civil aviation authority said the airport will be closed due to fierce clashes between militias aiming to control Libya’s international airport in Tripoli.
Halting service to Tripoli raises the number of the destinations that the carrier has suspended due to security reasons to five.
These include Benghazi, Mosul, Damascus and Aleppo. In 2012 and 2013, RJ incurred losses of JD 19.4 million due to the suspension of the services to Damascus and Aleppo and also changing the route of its operations between Amman and Beirut.
Royal Jordanian normally operates 10 weekly flights to Tripoli, four to Benghazi and two to Mosul.
It also used to serve Damascus 10 times weekly and Aleppo seven times a week. The two Syrian stations used to feed the RJ flights operating between the U.S. and European destinations.
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