Gaddafi's Jet Returns To Libya For First Time In Over 8 Years - Reports
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published June 21, 2021 | 01:10 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st June, 2021) The presidential aircraft of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi returned to the country for the first time in eight years after maintenance, the Libya Observer reported.
The publication states that the presidential Airbus (A340-213) was in France since August 2012, where it was delivered after the overthrow of the former leader. There, the aircraft was in maintenance because its surface was damaged by bullets. The aircraft then made a pitstop in Turkey for a final maintenance check before being flown out to Libya.
The arrival of the aircraft was greeted by the Prime Minister of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and some other officials.
Dbeibeh said that the aircraft is Libyan property and its return is "important to Libyan sovereignty." Meanwhile, he also noted that the aircraft was detained in France due to economic and administrative costs that have since been paid off by the country.
The prime minister said that Libya will soon receive another 15 of its confiscated aircrafts.
Moreover, the prime minister noted that Libya will try to do everything in its power to return two more warplanes back home.
Dbeibeh added that it is up to the Libyans to decide whether the plane will be used by the upcoming elected president or sold.
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