Berniq Airways

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Berniq Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
NB [1] BNL [1]
Founded2018
Hubs Benina International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations9
Headquarters Benghazi, Libya
Key peopleWaseem Ezzway (Chairman) [1]
Employees355 (2022) [1]
Website berniq.aero

Berniq Airways is an international airline based in Benghazi, Libya. It was established in 2018. The airlines main hub is Benina International Airport serving both domestic and international flights, with flights also operated from Mitiga International Airport. Its largest shareholder is Benghazi's Bank of Commerce & Development, which is partly state-owned. The airline is named after Princess Berenice II of ancient Egypt. [2]

Contents

History

On 4 February 2022, Berniq Airways operated its first international flight from Benghazi to Tunis, Tunisia. [3]

On 16 May 2024, Berniq Airways announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus at the company's headquarters in Toulouse to purchase six new A320neo and A321neo aircraft. [4] On 23 July 2024, it was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that the airline had place a firm order for six A320neo family aircraft making it the first ever order, in the airlines history, for brand new aircraft. [5]

Destinations

As of November 2024, Berniq Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations: [6]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport [7]
Cairo Cairo International Airport
Libya Bayda Al Abraq International Airport
Benghazi Benina International Airport Hub
Misrata Misrata Airport [8]
Tripoli Mitiga International Airport
Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport [9]

Fleet

Current

As of November 2024, the Berniq Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft: [1] [10]

Berniq Airways fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 6189189
Airbus A320neo 6 [5] TBA
Airbus A330-200 1 [11] TBA
Total76

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