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Air Sénégal prepares route to Monrovia for 2027

By , based on The Liberian Investigator

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Air Sénégal is preparing a route between Dakar and Monrovia, with stops in Conakry and Freetown, which could be launched in the first or second quarter of 2027. The airline’s chief executive, Tidiane Ndiaye, presented the project to Julius D. Dennis Jr., head of Liberia’s Civil Aviation Authority, according to the authority, cited by The Liberian Investigator.

Air Sénégal, Senegal’s national airline, is preparing a route between Dakar and Monrovia for the first half of 2027, according to the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), cited by The Liberian Investigator.

The project envisages flights via Guinea and Sierra Leone. Its launch still depends on the finalisation of regulatory, commercial and operational agreements, the LCAA said.

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