Fly Salone

Fly Salone was created in response to British Airways' suspension of nonstop flights from London Heathrow Airport to Freetown in August 2014, in the wake of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. In November 2015 the World Health Organization declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola, and in early December the UK Civil Aviation Authority lifted its ban on flights to the country. On 11 December 2015, the airline operated its first flight, departing London Gatwick Airport at night and arriving in Freetown Lungi International Airport the following morning. Flights operated twice a week using a Boeing 757 leased from Icelandair. No reasons were provided. The airline operated its final flight, from Freetown to London, the following day. The collapse of Fly Salone also caused the UK travel operator Kevin McPhillips Travel to cease trading. McPhillips Travel had been behind most direct flight operations between the UK and Sierra Leone for more than 20 years. == Destinations ==

registered TF-FIW, at Lungi Airport in early March 2016 At the time it ceased operations, Fly Salone was flying to the following destinations: == Fleet ==

Prior to its collapse, Fly Salone operated a single Boeing 757-200 aircraft, leased from Icelandair. ==Air Sierra Leone==

In a press release in October 2024, Sierra Leone government has announced the launch of a new airline Air Sierra Leone which would operate flights between Freetown Lungi Airport and London Gatwick three times a week. Flights would be operated by wet leased aircraft of Xejet (Nigeria). Inaugural flight was set to take off December 2nd 2024. ==See also==