Originally Posted by
GUWonder
BP has also been substantial in Algeria, but Italy is currently in the process of picking up from BP's backing off from Algeria .
Presumably as an alternative to previous investment in Libya (former Italian colony)?
Was there ever a time when BA offered flights to all North African countries — Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt? I remember the excitement about those ex-TIP fares from my early days on Flyertalk but I never got to visit Libya and fly one of them.