Air Sierra Leone
Air Sierra Leone is the flag carrier of Sierra Leone. The airline commenced operations with its maiden flight from the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown to Lagos, Nigeria, in January 2025. The airline originally announced that its first flights would be to London, a route that has previously been operated by British Airways and latterly by Fly Salone. It was also reported that the airline would launch flights to the USA.
History
Air Sierra Leone had announced that it would commence flights between Freetown and London Gatwick Airport in December 2024 using a Boeing 737-8 chartered from Ascend Airways. This did not happen because of delays in gaining regulatory approval and launching a ticket sales platform.Instead, Air Sierra Leone's first flight was from Freetown to Lagos to Freetown on 22 January 2025. The flight used a smaller Embraer ERJ-145 which does not have the range to fly to London.
The airline has plans to expand to other West African capitals including Accra, Monrovia, Abidjan, Dakar, Conakry and Banjul in future. It is banned from flying in the European Union.