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Fly 6ix Airline

IATA	ICAO	Call sign
-	-	FLYSIX

Founded

2010

Commenced operations

2011

Ceased operations

2012

Hubs

Lungi International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

Parent company

Medi-Call Group of Companies

Headquarters

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Website

http://www.fly6ix.com/

Fly 6ix is a former passenger airline with its head office in Freetown, Sierra Leone, operating out of Lungi International Airport.^[1]

History

The airline was founded in 2010 by the UK-based MediCall Group of companies.^[2] Passenger flights commenced in January 2011.^[3] At the inauguration of passenger services, Ernest Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, officially designated Fly 6ix as the national carrier of Sierra Leone.^[4] Fly 6ix served four West African cities with a single Embraer 135 aircraft. The airline has ceased operating. Fly6ix Limited resolved 3 December 2012 to be wound up voluntarily.^[5]

Former Destinations

The Spring 2011 schedule of Fly 6ix Airlines offers weekly connections between the following destinations along the Atlantic coast of West Africa:

Gambia

Banjul - Banjul International Airport

Guinea

Conakry - Conakry International Airport

Liberia

Monrovia - Spriggs Payne Airport

Sierra Leone

Freetown - Lungi International Airport

Fleet

As of May 2011, Fly 6ix Airline's scheduled operations were undertaken by a single Embraer 135. The aircraft, registered as 5Y-BVY, was originally delivered in 2003 to the American regional carrier Chautauqua Airlines.^[6]

**Fly 6ix Airline Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Passengers
Embraer 135	1	35
Total	1

References

^ Fly 6ix Schedule^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Fly 6ix About Us Page^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Janko, Sheriff (2011-01-12). "Gambia: Fly6ix Starts Operation". The Daily Observer (Banjul). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
^ "President Koroma Inaugurates Fly 6ix Airline". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
^ "FLY6IX LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
^ "Aircraft Leasing Services 5Y-BVY (Embraer 135/145 - MSN 599) (Ex N843RP ) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 2017-08-30.

External links

Official website

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