Everything about Afriqiyah Airways totally explained
Afriqiyah Airways (
Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية) is an
airline based in
Tripoli,
Libya. It operates domestic services between Tripoli and
Benghazi and international scheduled services to over 20 destinations in
Europe,
Africa and the
Middle East. Its main base is
Tripoli International Airport. The name
Afriqiyah comes from the
Arabic language word for Africa. The 9.9.99 logo on the side of Afriqiyah's airplanes refers to the date of the
Sirte Declaration which marked the formation of the African Union. The idea was for Afriqiyah to be the "Airline of Africa" with its hub in Tripoli.
Afriqiyah Airways is a member of the
Arab Air Carriers Organization and the
International Air Transport Association. It was one of only two airlines to have a One-Star Rating from
Skytrax, the worst possible of Five-Stars. The other is
Air Koryo.
The airline expects to carry 655,000 passengers in 2008. With the continued launching of new routes, Afriqiyah aims to carry 1 million passengers by the end of 2009. This acquisition is part of the long-term expansion strategy of the young Libyan airline.
The new A320s and A319s will be put into service on Afriqiyah’s growing international network, covering routes from its base at Tripoli to 17 destinations in North-, West- and Central Africa and the Middle East, as well as to European destinations such as
Paris,
Brussels,
Geneva,
London,
Rome and
Amsterdam. Afriqiyah’s A319s will carry 124 passengers, while the A320 will seat 150 in comfortable two class configurations. The A330s will serve the long haul operations on routes to Southern Africa, Asia and Europe and will have a three-class configuration with 253 seats.
Afriqiyah is perceived as a poor airline in terms of customer service, with frequent delays, and non-delivery or DESTRUCTION of baggage. In December
2005 Afriqiyah left several hundred passengers stranded in
Lagos,
Nigeria, resulting in chaos at the airport and concern for public safety reminiscent of a similar incident with
World Airways in December
2004.
Destinations
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New routes
Afriqiyah Airways will introduce new services this summer to Dubai, Delhi, Istanbul and Beirut.
The airline will take delivery of two of its ordered A319s in August and September, and that'll be deployed on the new Dubai route in a two-class configuration. Two of the three A330s will also be delivered this year and the third next year. They will be used to inaugurate new routes to Johannesburg and China.:
Fleet
The Afriqiyah Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2008:
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