I just called the AA RTW desk about including TIP in a RTW. They definitely stated that Tripoli/Lybia are considered part of Africa. I mentioned that the only way to get there was from Europe, and that it was the only North African country not considered part of Europe, (even Sudan is included!) and would they consider changing the rule. They said they hadn't had many calls about Lybia. So if everyone starts calling the RTW desk maybe they can change it.. If they do change it it will probably be considered 'UK long haul', but not Middle-East.. so might not be too useful on ex-CAI routings.