The family of Alexandra 'Pippi' Bean is ecstatic the Australian aid worker is flying home after Libyan authorities finally allowed her to leave the country.
Her brother, James Bean, says she was escorted to her plane in Tripoli by Australian consular officials and is currently en route to their family home in Bali.
But Mr Bean remains critical of the Australian government and particularly his sisters' employer, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), over its handling of her situation.
Ms Bean, 30, was stopped for questioning by Libyan authorities at Tripoli airport on Tuesday and had her passport seized after she refused to sign a statement written in Arabic.
Her family claims she was caught up in a political scandal designed to smear a senior Libyan official.
Mr Bean said the whole family was relieved Alexandra was finally on her way home.
'We're ecstatic, we got her out,' he told ABC radio on Monday.
'This is an excellent result.'
He refused to discuss the details of the negotiation that helped his sister leave Libya, simply saying that was 'Pippi's side of story'.
Mr Bean said he was 'happy' the Australian government had provided his sister with support and accompanied her to the plane.
But he described the IOM's handling of the situation as 'deplorable'.
Mr Bean said it was mainly media attention in Australia that helped highlight his sister's plight and garner the support required to get her home.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Ms Bean had received consular assistance from Australian representatives in Cairo and the UK embassy in Tripoli.
The whole ordeal had been very stressful for the Bean family, with Mr Bean saying he hadn't had a lot of sleep in the past week.
Still, it's Ms Bean who has been feeling most of the distress.
'I don't know where she is on this still,' Mr Bean said.
'I'm looking forward to seeing her.'
He said he had 'no idea' what he would say to his sister, other than to give her a big hug.
