Afriqiyah Airways is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It operates domestic services between Tripoli and Benghazi and international scheduled services to over 25 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport. The name Afriqiyah comes from the Arabic language word for African. 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.

The airline was established in April 2001 and commenced scheduled services on 1 December 2001. It is wholly owned by the Libyan government and has 287 employees. The airline started off with Boeing 737-400 aircraft, but in 2003 introduced all Airbus equipment.

Afriqiyah Airways flies directly to various locations in Africa, Asia and Europe.

According to the airline's website, a new route is planned to Beijing. Afriqiyah Airways also plans to introduce new services to Marseille.

The airline has already taken delivery of three of its ordered A319s, and has deployed them on the new Dubai route in a two-class configuration. Two A330s were also delivered in 2009, and used to inaugurate new routes to Dhaka, Johannesburg and Kinshasa.