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Arik Air commences operational schedule to Freetown

By Chika Goodluck-Ogazi
05 February 2016   |   1:28 am
Arik Air has concluded plans to resume flight services from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone from February 23, 2016. The Managing Director, Arik Air, Mr. Chris Ndulue said that:. We want to assure our loyal customers on the Lagos-Freetown route that we are back to deliver the safe, secure and reliable services that are the…

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Arik Air has concluded plans to resume flight services from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone from February 23, 2016.

The Managing Director, Arik Air, Mr. Chris Ndulue said that:. We want to assure our loyal customers on the Lagos-Freetown route that we are back to deliver the safe, secure and reliable services that are the hallmark of Arik Air”.

“Arik Air is the dominant carrier in West and Central Africa and air travellers in this region look up to us to fly them to their destinations”, he added.

It could be recalled that the airline’s flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 at the outbreak of the Ebola in some West African nations.

According to Arik, the resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra, Ghana, adding that this will be a three weekly flight to be operated on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday using a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft configured to carry 20 Business Class and 126 Economy Class passengers.

It noted that outbound flights will depart Lagos at 7:20 am and arrive Accra at 7:20 am. The flight then departs Accra at 8:05 am and arrives in Freetown at 10:30 am.

The inbound flight leaves Freetown at 11:15 am and arrives Accra at 1:40 pm. The flight then continues onto Lagos, leaving Accra at 2:25 pm to arrive into Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 4:25 pm. All times are local.

Arik Air made its foray into Freetown in June 2009 and had operated uninterrupted until July 2014, it stated.

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