Heavy lift to Libya

Yesterday evening we’ve tracked a Russian Air Force An-124 (RA-82103) in flight over eastern Mediterranean Sea westbound.

When the aircraft entered into Egyptian FIR the ADS-B transponder was switched off (around 23:45 CEST).

Russian Air Force Antonov An-124 (RA-82014) from #Syria in flight over eastern Mediterranean sea westbound.
Some minutes ago, when the aircraft is entered into Egyptian FIR, the aircraft is disappeared from all tracking sites (ADS-B transponder switched off? ) pic.twitter.com/WnknmzykrR
— ItaMilRadar (@ItaMilRadar) August 3, 2020

The aircraft continued its flight to west and finally landed in Benghazi, eastern Libya.

The flight originated from Russia and used the “Caspian route” to avoid the Turkey airspace.

❗️❗️#BREAKING ❗️❗️ Россия впервые отправляет тяжелый транспортный самолет Ан-124 в Ливию в обход воздушного пространства Турции. Взлёт произведен из Внуково, где борт простоял с 25 июля возле грузового терминала.Ан-124 82013 Внуково 🇷🇺 – 🇱🇾ЛИВИЯ #RA82013 pic.twitter.com/9vEgIPUFNc
— Записки охотника (@galandecZP) August 3, 2020