Frances halts flights to Sierra Leone- West Africa

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The disease has now killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa.

Air France announced that it temporarily halted its flights to Freetown,
 Sierra Leone because of the Ebola outbreak there and at the request of 
the French government.

The French national carrier said it is maintaining its flights to 
Conakry, Guinea, and to Lagos, Nigeria, cities it flies to once a day. 
Referring to Ebola, the airline said, "Measures in place at airports 
there "guarantee ... that no passengers presenting symptoms ... can 
board."

The French government said the increasing spread of Ebola — notably in 
Liberia and Sierra Leone — prompted its request for suspension of Air 
France flights to Sierra Leone and its recommendation that French 
citizens leave Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Many regional and major airlines have suspended services to the three 
countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak: Liberia, Sierra Leone and
 Guinea. The United Nations has said the lack of flights is making it 
increasingly difficult to bring supplies to those countries. U.N. 
flights to bring humanitarian workers to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra 
Leone, also have faced restrictions.

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	http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/citing-ebola-air-france-suspends-flights-25146366 The disease has now killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa. Air France announced that it temporarily halted its flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone because of the Ebola outbreak there and at the request of the French government. The French national carrier said it is maintaining its flights to Conakry, Guinea, and to Lagos, Nigeria, cities it flies to once a day. Referring to Ebola, the airline said, "Measures in place at airports there "guarantee ... that no passengers presenting symptoms ... can board." The French government said the increasing spread of Ebola — notably in Liberia and Sierra Leone — prompted its request for suspension of Air France flights to Sierra Leone and its recommendation that French citizens leave Sierra Leone and Liberia. Many regional and major airlines have suspended services to the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The United Nations has said the lack of flights is making it increasingly difficult to bring supplies to those countries. U.N. flights to bring humanitarian workers to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, also have faced restrictions.
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