Kenya Airways Cleared For Direct Sierra Leone Flights To Its Network

September 23, 2015… Kenya Airways has been cleared by the Kenyan Government to resume direct flights to Sierra Leone and from the country to its network following a ban last year due to the breakout of the Ebola Virus Disease.

The Ministry of Health this week lifted the suspension initiated in August 2014 to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea following the outbreak of Ebola.

Kenya Airways Group CEO and Managing Director welcomed the move.

“The airline in consultation with the Ministry of Health has constantly assessed the situation and is pleased with the latest development.”

The airline had resumed direct flight to Liberia and operated to Sierra Leone on 5^th Freedom through a transit stopover in Accra, Ghana, following clearance from the Ministry of Health.

Passenger screening will continue at the airport until the Ministry advises otherwise.

Kenya Airways would like to thank its loyal passengers who have been patient throughout the last year and looks forward to serving them on board.

Kenya Airways, a member of the Sky Team Alliance, is a leading African airline flying to 52 destinations worldwide, 42 of which are in Africa and carries over four million passengers annually. It continues to modernize its fleet with its 35 aircraft being some of the youngest in Africa. This includes its flagship B787 Dreamliner aircrafts. The on-board service is renowned and the lie-flat business class seat on the wide-body aircraft is consistently voted among the world’s top 10. Most recently it has scooped top awards at the Africa Investor (Ai) Tourism Investor Awards and was declared the Business Airline of the Year in Africa. Kenya Airways takes pride for being in the forefront of connecting Africa to the World and the World to Africa through its hub at the new ultra-modern Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. For more information, please visit www.kenya-airways.com .