LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES review : 13 May 2009 : by H Thompson

Customer Rating : 3/5

Manchester to Tripoli Airbus A320. Plane was a little old and tired looking. Only 15 passengers on board and I was the only one in Business Class. Seats were OK, food was fine. The flight took off on time and arrived in Tripoli on time. Based on costs and timings this was very good value compared to British Airways.

LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES review : 9 February 2009 : by G Misioch

Customer Rating : 2/5

TUN-TIP. Check-in at Tunis was efficient and staff generally friendly. Boarding at the gate was chaotic. While on the runway, the plastic emergency exit covering came off. The pilot came and put it back on. Plane then proceeded with take-off. The food was standard and staff friendliness on board ok, although only with limited English skills. Onboard announcements were in Arabic only. The interior was worn, emergency cards in seat pockets were still from the former owner of the plane, a defunct French airline.

LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES review : 31 December 2008 : by B Quigley

Customer Rating : 3/5

Manchester to Tripoli. The ticket said departure was 11.45am. At check-in time there was no check-in open and it transpired that the plane was scheduled to leave at 4pm - so check-in wouldn't be open for another 3 hours. In the end the plane left at 5.25pm. So pre-flying was an absolute nightmare. However once on board things were much better. Nice food and drink (no alcohol unfortunately) and the cabin crew attentive and friendly. But unfortunately it took ages for the bags to appear once we arrived in Tripoli. So to sum up Libyan Arab Airlines seem to be good in the air. Not so good on the ground.

LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES review : 11 December 2008 : by B Quigley

Customer Rating : 3/5

Tripoli to Manchester. The plane took off an hour late - so not a great start. But once onboard there were no problems. Staff friendly, food was ok - a bit too many sweets and the seats were comfortable enough. All in all an ok experience. It's by far the cheapest option to get to Manchester so I'll probably be using it again in the future.

Libyan Arab Airlines- by B Quigley

11 December 2008   Customer Trip Rating : n/a

Tripoli to Manchester. The plane took off an hour late - so not a great start. But once onboard there were no problems. Staff friendly, food was ok - a bit too many sweets and the seats were comfortable enough. All in all an ok experience. It's by far the cheapest option to get to Manchester so I'll probably be using it again in the future.

Libyan Arab Airlines- by A Maher

4 May 2007   Customer Trip Rating : n/a

Tripoli to Bengazi. A one hour flight that turned into a dreadful 4 hour experience. 1.5 hours late sitting inside the domestic terminal with no reason whatsoever. Bussed to the plane which was a 727-200 that looks like a dead bird from the outside and was very hot from the inside. Torn and non adjustable seats, tables kept opening and no seat number assigned to passengers - serve yourself! Before take off, the captain explained why the AC was not working, well, the APU on the aircraft was not working. Long story short - I am a very frequent flyer, but flying on that old 722 gave me the creeps!

Libyan Arab Airlines- by Val Prinsep

14 November 2005   Customer Trip Rating : n/a

11 Oct 05 Tripoli-Tunis Libyan Arab Airlines There are two terminals in Tripoli, one domestic and the other international, about 20Km and $20 apart. This one and-a-bit hour flight was due to leave at 1430. Be aware that when you fly on Libyan Arab Airlines you will be bussed to a very distressed 30 year old 727-200. We boarded the plane only half an hour late because of a “security” agent in dark glasses and an Armani- type suit (jacket draped over the shoulders) who laboriously checked documents of all passengers on the 40 degree tarmac. The interior of the plane was so hot, probably 50 degrees) that the older passengers were dropping like flies which further delayed the departure by a couple of hours. Sitting beside me fanning himself at high speed (the interior was now like 120 large beserk butterflies) was a flight engineer for LN who explained that there were no spare parts for the Auxiliary Power Unit that provides the AC so that’s why it was hot. I thought that this was not the moment to ask if there could be similar spares shortages for the main engines. People perked up above 10,000 feet when they recovered and the cabin crew were not as aggressive as they were on the ground. Your heart goes out to these folks who are on these planes, it’s both unpleasant and dangerous work. The alternative to taking Libyan Arab Airlines to Tunis is a 12 hour bus ride.