Liberia: British Airways Back - Expected to Start Operations Soon

British Airways, one of the world leading carriers and one of those that plied Liberia's pre-war airspace will soon make it comeback, joining the likes of Delta, Air France, Brussels Airlines, and other flights presently landing at the Roberts International Airport, Deputy Transport Minister J. Ebenezer Kolliegbo is quoted as making disclosure.

Receiving the Regional Customer Service Manager of sub-Sahara Africa Rob Cooper on behalf of the Minister of Transport Lenn Eugene Nagbe at the Ministry Minister Kolliegbo averred that the decision of the airline to resume flights to Liberia demonstrates growing confidence of the leader international business community in the leadership of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

"Such move is highly commendable", the release noted.

According to the release, Deputy Minister Kolliegbo urged others to emulate the example of the British Airways, adding that such move will bring competition within the airline industry, thus reducing cost and ensuring convenient services to travelers.

Minister Kolliegbo, the release maintained, assumed the management of British Airline the ministry fullest support and cooperation

The Deputy Minister inform the airline Regional customer Service Manager that the ministry will ensure that the relevant agencies including the Roberts international Airport and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority accord the assessment team the needed cooperation and assistance required for the success of the airline mission to the country.

Speaking earlier, the release maintained, Mr. Cooper told the Deputy Minister that the purpose of the visit to was to explore the possibility for the British Airways to resume flights to the country in order to render full range of services to the people of Liberia and residents alike.

"With the level of peace in the country, the moment was now ripe to do business in Liberia", Mr. Rob cooper added.

Responding as to when the airline resume flights, the Regional customer Service Manager added that flight commences to Liberia by October 2012.

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  • addy0013
    Sep 5 2012, 15:57

    With all these international flights going in and out of Liberia, we need to expand and make the airport a modern one so that people will not walk or get in bus to reach the terminal. And besides that we to have two international airport. Please link my massage to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. If she needs charles taylor money I know some people who were banking for him. We have good lawyers in Liberia that we can put up a fight with DLH France at the international court of justice instead of having the case tried in France. I am saying this because I believe the Frech officials were bought by DLH.

  • Aki
    Sep 6 2012, 15:21

    This is a wonderful development that British Airways will be commencing flight to Liberia. One point of correction is that British Airways has never flown to liberia before. It was British Caledonia Airlines which use to come here.