Arik Air set to resume flight services to Monrovia October 5

Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest carrier, is resuming flight services to Monrovia, Liberia

from October 5, 2015.

According to a statement from the airline, flights to Monrovia were suspended in July 2014 in the

wake of the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in some West African countries. 

Arik Air said it will be operating three weekly flights from Lagos to Monrovia via Accra, Ghana on

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Outbound flights will depart the Murtala Muhammed

International Airport, Lagos at 7:20 am (local time) and arrive in Accra at 7:20 am (local time).

The flight leaves Accra at 8:05 am (local time) and arrives in Monrovia at 10:05 am (local time).

The statement continued that Inbound flights will leave Monrovia at 10:50 am (local time) to arrive

in Accra at 12:50 pm (local time).

The flight thereafter departs Accra at 1:35 pm (local time) to arrive in Lagos at 3:35 pm (local time).

The route will be serviced with a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) aircraft configured to seat

12 passengers in Business Class and 112 passengers in Economy Class.

Arik Air’s Deputy Managing Director/Senior Vice President Operations, Captain Ado Sanusi

commented:“We are pleased to welcome back our passengers on the Lagos-Monrovia route and want to assure them that their safety and security is always our top priority.”