Libyan Arab Airlines

Libyan Arab Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية الليبية) is the national flag carrier airline of Libya. It operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport.

Libyan Arab Airlines is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the International Air Transport Association.

Code Data

IATA Code: LN
ICAO Code: LAA
Callsign: LIBAIR

History

Libyan Arab Airlines began as Kingdom of Libya Airlines using Caravelle jets to Europe in the 1960s. They operated Boeing 727s on European services during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The London Heathrow service was stopped in the 1980s due to political problems. Boeing 707s were used on long-haul services.

1980's

After the bombing of the Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 by Libyan terrorists, the United Nations imposed sanctions on Libya, similar to those imposed on Iraq. Because of that, for a little more than ten years, the airline was forced to fly only to domestic destinations using old aircraft. After the sanctions were lifted, international commercial aviation contacts with Libya began to be re-established, and at the same time, Libyan Arab Airlines began to re-establish its name in the international market.

Future plans

After the ending of international sanctions against Libya, Libyan Arab Airlines reopened its first international route in over a decade to Amman, Jordan, in April 1999. Since then, the airline has begun to return to its position as a prominent Arab airline flying to Europe's major airports. The airline is also seeking to modernise its fleet. ^*

Services

See full article: Libyan Arab Airlines destinations

Fleet

The aircraft fleet consists of:

Accidents

On February 21, 1973, a Boeing 727 of Libyan Arab Airlines was shot by Israeli air forces that suspected it of being an enemy plane. Among 113 on board only 5 (1 crew member and 4 passengers) survived.

See Full Article

Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114

External links

Airlines of Libya

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