VIENNA: Libya's airspace over the capital Tripoli has not been closed, the Austrian Army announced later Monday after earlier reporting its closure.
The army has been able to evacuate 62 European nationals on a military plane from Tripoli to Malta, it said.
"One of our sources said that initially that it (airspace) was closed, but than another later confirmed otherwise. Our plane was able to leave," defence ministry spokesman Michael Huber told AFP.
The army had earlier said Libyan airspace was closed indefinitely delaying a flight of evacuees from the North African country in the throes of a bloody crackdown on protesters calling for the overthrow of strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
The army has been able to evacuate 62 European nationals on a military plane from Tripoli to Malta, it said.
"One of our sources said that initially that it (airspace) was closed, but than another later confirmed otherwise. Our plane was able to leave," defence ministry spokesman Michael Huber told AFP.
The army had earlier said Libyan airspace was closed indefinitely delaying a flight of evacuees from the North African country in the throes of a bloody crackdown on protesters calling for the overthrow of strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
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