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Posted: August 27 2014 at 12:50pm |
* Brussels Airlines was forced to halt flights to the affected region after Senegal’s refusal over the weekend to allow the Belgium-based carrier to touch down in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, for crew changes.
* Last month, Asky Airlines stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone after a Liberian passenger on a flight to Lagos, Nigeria, died from Ebola and sparked a small outbreak in that country. * Nigeria’s largest flight operator, Arik Air, stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone. * Emirates Air became the first major player to drop West Africa. * Air Cote d’Ivoire also grounded flights. * British Airways has cancelled flights to Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. * Air France has cancelled flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia. * Ebola prompted Korean Air to halt its three weekly flights to Nairobi, even though Kenya is on the opposite side of the African continent. * Last week, Kenya Airways stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone. * Gambia Bird has stopped flights into Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. * There are no direct flight airlines from the United States to Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea. |
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