State-owned Afriqiyah Airways has unveiled its new branding, replacing its old 9.9.99 logo with a simple blue and black design.

The design was unveiled at an event at the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli on 19 December. Afriqiyah's former logo carried the date of the Sirte Declaration, signed by African heads of state on 9.9.99, which led to the creation of the African Union.

Prior to 2011 the airline flew to a large number of destinations in west and central Africa, but so far in 2012 has only resumed flights to Middle East and North African destinations, plus a handful of European routes.

The carrier is still under certain EU restrictions which prevent it from operating its own aircraft on European services.