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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lungi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| 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]
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]
The Spring 2011 schedule of Fly 6ix Airlines offers weekly connections between the following destinations along the Atlantic coast of West Africa:
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]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
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| Embraer 135 | 1 | 35 |
| Total | 1 | |
