Africa World Airlines has said that recent developments within the region and beyond, have necessitated a review of its domestic and regional operations, with a particular focus on extended flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Monrovia, Liberia.

The airline says that rising fuel prices have resulted in higher than anticipated operating costs on all routes but especially for flights to Freetown and Monrovia.

“In order to remain competitive and for business sustainability, we are in the process of restructuring our route network to suit our fleet capacity. The resulting schedules will necessitate the temporary suspension of flights to Freetown and Monrovia effective 15th September 2022, for the remainder of this year. This unfortunate decision is hard fought and quite regrettable at a time when we pay particular attention to serving our cherished customers and business partners in these regions,” the airline said in a statement.

Customers with bookings or pre-financed tickets for these routes have been asked to contact their booking agents or local Africa World Airlines offices for assistance and additional information.