AIR Senegal a Senegalese Airline is to start flight operation in Sierra Leone.

This is according to a press release form the Ministry of Transport and Aviation today June 29, 2021.

According to the release the airline will start operation August 2, 2021 and they will be operating 4 days in a week, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday with possible connections to the United States, Europe and Casablanca thereafter.

The release reads as follow:

Pursuant to PART X Section 93 of the Civil Aviation Act 2019, the State of Sierra Leone has granted Foreign Operator’s Permit to AIR SENEGAL to operate flight as per schedule starting 2 August 2021 for the route Dakar-Banjul-Freetown (DSS-BJL-FNA, FNA-BJL-DSS) four days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday with possible connections to the United States, Europe and Casablanca thereafter.

This permission is granted in the spirit of promoting regionalconnectivity in line with the Government of Sierra Leone Mediumterm Development Plan Cluster 3.

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation and the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) thank the general public for its continued trust and confidence and wish to ensure its continueded efforts to ensuring greater air transport connectivity.