Hamila delays Afriqiyah launch

1-Feb-2006

LIBYA. Hamila Duty Free has delayed the launch of its new duty-free inflight concession on board Libyan airline Afriqiyah Airways owing to operational difficulties. Its five-year contract, which was signed in August and marked Hamila's first step into the Libyan duty-free market, was due to begin last month

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Hamila group sales manager Ghofrane Zitouni told DFNI: "We are still not operational with Afriqiyah Airways. It was very difficult for us to set up the company in Libya, but

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