Afriqiyah Airways
![Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of its airplanes Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of its airplanes - Sakshi Post](https://www.sakshipost.com/sites/default/files/styles/imagestack/public/article_images/2018/01/16/airways.jpg?itok=ZAJv-OVt)
Jan 16, 2018
The airport witnessed frequent clashes and armed attacks, most recently in October 2017
![The hijacked Libyan plane has landed in Malta The hijacked Libyan plane has landed in Malta - Sakshi Post](https://www.sakshipost.com/sites/default/files/styles/imagestack/public/article_images/2016/12/23/Malta-Plane-landed.jpg?itok=3V38iTuy)
Dec 23, 2016
Malta airport says a Libyan plane has landed at the Mediterranean island and that there appear to be two hijackers on board.
![The hijacked plane was an Airbus 320 that had been on a domestic Libyan flight operated by Afriqiyah Airways. The hijacked plane was an Airbus 320 that had been on a domestic Libyan flight operated by Afriqiyah Airways. - Sakshi Post](https://www.sakshipost.com/sites/default/files/styles/imagestack/public/article_images/2016/12/23/Malta-Plane-Hijack.jpg?itok=ypdme6XS)
Dec 23, 2016
Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Friday said on Twitter he had been alerted to a “potential hijack” of a Libyan plane reported to be headed for the Mediterranean island.