The spokesman of the Libyan Airlines Muhammed Kniwa claimed that a flight carrying the first wave of Libyans stranded in Turkey arrived on Tuesday at the Misrata International Airport from Istanbul, with more than 300 citizens on board.

Libya has decided to evacuate its citizens in Turkey and other countries as a result of flight suspensions due to the coronavirus pandemic.   

It will be reminded that the Deputy Transportation Minister Hisham Abushkiwat claimed the first plane will depart on May 5 at 7 a.m. 

He said the evacuations will be carried out by Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways and planes will land at Misrata Airport located 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of the capital Tripoli. 

Abushkiwat said the evacuation process will also begin in Tunisia and Egypt, where most Libyan citizens remain.