Salaheddien Busefi Cargo & Aviation Reporter, Libya

Flourishing private initiative coupled with encouragement of the Libyan Government for private enterprise and proposed legislation on foreign investment according to Law No. 5 has induced the role for private activity in sectors such as banking, tourism and aviation. It was with this prospect that in November 2000 a group of ambitious pilots found the need and saw the opportunity for a private airline in Libya, and in February 2001 the field of aviation in Libya was broadened with the launch of Buraq Air.
Private shareholders, the handicapped trade union and some private banks have contributed to the capitol investment. In a short space of time they made a very good name for themselves locally, particularly in their domestic services and regularity, which has always been complemented by their reliable, convenient and consistent guidelines that they abide by.

attainments Buraq was led to introduce another aircraft together with expansion plans to extend their network to cover parts of Europe by the second quarter of 2003. Further to Buraq Air’s passenger, cargo and charter services, they also offer inland desert flights to shuttle oil field personnel to and from the exploration areas thanks to their staff’s valuable experience and knowledge of the remote terrain. For such capabilities, Buraq opts for the Let 410 for its suitability and efficiency of which three of its kind are used.
Buraq Air has certainly played its part in expanding and promoting the aviation sector in Libya and has given its services to harness even further the industry of aviation and cargo in particular in which they present a regular cargo charter serving direct to Istanbul and Sharjah from Tripoli and Benghazi.