History
The airline was established on 22 October 2000, and started operations on 15 November 2001; it is the first privately-owned airline in Libya. It is also known as Buraq Air Transport
As a consequence of the Libyan civil war and the resulting no-fly zone over the country enforced by NATO in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, all flight operations with Buraq Air were terminated on 17 March 2011.
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