It could be recall that flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 during the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in some West African countries.
However, Arik Air said, the resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra in Ghana, as there would 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.
Outbound flights will depart Lagos at 7:20am and arrive in Accra at 7:20am.
The flight then will depart Accra at 8:05am and arrive in Freetown at 10:30am.
The inbound flight will leave Freetown at 11:15am and arrive in Accra at 1:40pm.
The flight will continue to Lagos, leaving Accra at 2:25pm to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 4:25pm.
Mr. Chris Ndulue, Arik Air’s Managing Director, revealed that the resumption of Arik’s flights to Freetown 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.
“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.” he pledged.
Source: Newsghana.com.gh
