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New Airline ‘Air Sierra Leone’ Announces Direct Flights from London to Freetown

Leticia Sandoval-Solyom
Last updated: 17 October 2024 20:52
By Leticia Sandoval-Solyom 4 Min Read
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Sierra Leone National Airlines 707 at London Gatwick Airport in May 1983 © Wikimedia
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The recently formed airline, Air Sierra Leone, has announced dates for its new direct flight route operating between London and the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown. Starting in December 2024, this will become the only serving direct flight route between these destinations. It will be operated initially by Xejet Aviation, a Nigerian based airline and will depart from London Gatwick Airport. 

Image of 5 officials at the press release of Air Sierra Leone.
Press release of Air Sierra Leone. Pictured in centre: Director General Musayeroh Barrie © Wikimedia Commons

The airline’s maiden flight is scheduled for the second of December 2024, and its London-Freetown route will operate three times a week. Other destinations proposed by this airline include Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Accra (Ghana), Monrovia (Liberia), Banjul (Gambia), Dakar (Senegal) and Conakry (Guinea). This will connect key coastal West African metropolitan hubs. 

The future flagbearer will comprise a fleet of two Boeing 737-MAX and 1 Embraer aircrafts. The average flight time from London to Freetown will be around 6 hours. Currently, only 6 airlines operate flights connecting the U.K. to Sierra Leone, none of which are direct. This means that the introduction of Air Sierra Leone’s new route will present a particularly attractive alternative to those seeking fast and easy access to Freetown from London Gatwick airport. 

The route will initially be operated by Nigerian charter carrier, Xe Jet © XeJet

Safety Concerns

At the present moment, Freetown Airport is on the European Union’s safety list, meaning it has been assessed to foster unsafe aviation standards and does not meet the requirements of the European Union Commission for Safety. This has negatively affected the likelihood of prospective flight routes to member states of the European Union. The Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority has persisted in attempting to improve the standards of this airport, overseeing many new training initiatives for airport staff and strengthening ties between European aviation authorities. The introduction of Air Sierra Leone and this new direct London-bound flight will help strengthen ties to Europe, she reports.

“This celebration of Air Sierra Leone has many implications. Besides the benefits of what they offer, we as the state will use this opportunity to leverage on our ambition to be removed from the EU safety list.”

Image of director Musayeroh Barrie
Madam Musayeroh Barrie, Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority

Past Sierra Leonean Airlines

Historically, Sierra Leone has seen an abundance of short-lived flag bearing airlines. Its last successful national airline, Sierra Leone Airways, ceased operations in 2006 after a career of 48 years. Fly Salone was the most recent attempt being a flagbearer, but collapsed financially after one year of service in 2016.  

Will Air Sierra Leone finally be the flagbearer that Sierra Leone has been waiting for? What are your thoughts?
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By Leticia Sandoval-Solyom
Aviation Reporter - As a final year undergraduate student at University College London, Leticia is currently exploring career options which led to her entering the world of journalism with Travel Radar! A London native and a hard working individual, Leticia loves the world of travelling and sharing the latest news with readers across the globe.
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Devan Ullam
Devan Ullam
7 months ago

You’ve provided so much value in this one post, thanks!

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Mohamed Augustine Mansaray
Mohamed Augustine Mansaray
7 months ago
Will Air Sierra Leone finally be the flagbearer that Sierra Leone has been waiting for? What are your thoughts?" Read more »

Sierra Leone

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Aminata lukulay
Aminata lukulay
7 months ago
Will Air Sierra Leone finally be the flagbearer that Sierra Leone has been waiting for? What are your thoughts?" Read more »

I hope to work with air Sierra Leone. Am super excited about this opportunity in my country. Proudly Sierra Leone

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Mr.689
Mr.689
7 months ago

Your article helped me a lot, is there any more related content? Thanks!

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Alpha Charm
Alpha Charm
7 months ago
Will Air Sierra Leone finally be the flagbearer that Sierra Leone has been waiting for? What are your thoughts?" Read more »

I want to know when all this gonna start please 🙏

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Mohammed Kamara
Mohammed Kamara
6 months ago
Will Air Sierra Leone finally be the flagbearer that Sierra Leone has been waiting for? What are your thoughts?" Read more »

Please when the tickets will be available online please

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binance
binance
4 months ago

I don’t think the title of your article matches the content lol. Just kidding, mainly because I had some doubts after reading the article.

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