Fly 6ix

Fly 6ix was a Sierra Leonean passenger airline established in 2010 by the UK-based MediCall Group of companies. The airline was headquartered in Freetown and operated from Lungi International Airport, the principal airport serving Sierra Leone's capital region. Passenger services began in January 2011. At the inauguration of its passenger operations, Sierra Leonean President Ernest Koroma designated Fly 6ix as the country's national carrier. The designation gave the airline a prominent symbolic role in Sierra Leone's civil aviation sector, although its operating scale remained modest. Fly 6ix operated with a single Embraer 135 regional jet and connected several coastal West African cities. The airline's published spring 2011 schedule listed weekly services linking Freetown with Banjul in The Gambia, Conakry in Guinea, and Monrovia in Liberia. In Sierra Leone, flights used Lungi International Airport; the other listed destinations were Banjul International Airport, Conakry International Airport, and Spriggs Payne Airport in Monrovia. The network therefore focused on short regional routes along the Atlantic coast of West Africa rather than long-haul international travel. The aircraft used for scheduled operations was an Embraer 135 registered 5Y-BVY. The aircraft had originally been delivered in 2003 to Chautauqua Airlines, a United States regional carrier. Operating a single aircraft limited the airline's fleet scale and left its scheduled service dependent on that aircraft's availability. Fly 6ix did not remain in operation. Fly6ix Limited resolved on 3 December 2012 to enter voluntary winding-up proceedings, marking the end of the airline as an operating carrier. No current website, active route network, listed-company information, or continuing parent-brand operation is identified in the cited reference material. Fly 6ix is therefore best understood as a former regional airline brand associated with Sierra Leone's early-2010s effort to establish a national carrier and improve links with neighboring West African markets.

Fly 6ix was founded in 2010 by the UK-based MediCall Group of companies as a Sierra Leonean passenger airline. Its head office was in Freetown, while its operational base was Lungi International Airport. The carrier entered passenger service in January 2011. The launch had national significance. During the inauguration of passenger operations, President Ernest Koroma designated Fly 6ix as Sierra Leone's national carrier. The airline sought to provide regional links from Sierra Leone to other countries on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. Its spring 2011 schedule listed weekly flights from Freetown to Banjul, Conakry, and Monrovia. These destinations corresponded to Banjul International Airport in The Gambia, Conakry International Airport in Guinea, and Spriggs Payne Airport in Liberia, while Freetown services operated through Lungi International Airport. Fly 6ix's scheduled operation was small. As of May 2011, the airline operated a single Embraer 135 aircraft registered 5Y-BVY. The aircraft had previously been delivered in 2003 to Chautauqua Airlines, a United States regional airline. The single-aircraft fleet reflected the carrier's limited scale and regional route focus. The airline subsequently ceased operating. On 3 December 2012, Fly6ix Limited resolved to be wound up voluntarily. The winding-up resolution brought the short-lived airline project to a close. The available reference material does not establish a later revival, successor operation, continuing route network, or current corporate website. Fly 6ix is consequently classified as a defunct Sierra Leonean airline brand.

• 2012

  Voluntary winding-up resolution

  [1]Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org

  Fly6ix Limited resolved on 3 December to be wound up voluntarily.

• 2011

  Passenger services begin

  [1]Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org

  Fly 6ix commenced passenger flights in January, operating from Lungi International Airport.

• 2011

  Designated national carrier

  [1]Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org

  President Ernest Koroma designated Fly 6ix as Sierra Leone's national carrier during the inauguration of passenger services.

• 2011

  Regional network published

  [1]Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org

  The spring schedule listed weekly links between Freetown and Banjul, Conakry, and Monrovia.

• 2010

  Fly 6ix is founded

  [1]Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org

  The UK-based MediCall Group of companies founded Fly 6ix as a Sierra Leonean passenger airline.

A Sierra Leonean regional passenger airline positioned as a national carrier and focused on connecting Freetown with neighboring coastal West African capitals.

• Passenger air transport · 2011

  Scheduled regional passenger flights

  Fly 6ix operated scheduled passenger services from Sierra Leone to neighboring West African markets. Its published spring 2011 network offered weekly connections from Freetown to Banjul, Conakry, and Monrovia, creating a compact regional network along the Atlantic coast.

• Regional aircraft service · 2011

  Embraer 135 operation

  The airline's scheduled operations were conducted with one Embraer 135 aircraft, registered 5Y-BVY. The aircraft had originally been delivered in 2003 to Chautauqua Airlines. It formed the operational basis of Fly 6ix's small regional network.

• 2012

  Voluntary winding-up decisionOther

  Background

  Fly 6ix had ceased operating after a short period as a regional Sierra Leonean airline.

  Action taken

  Fly6ix Limited resolved on 3 December 2012 to be wound up voluntarily.

  Aftermath

  The decision ended the company's airline operation and left Fly 6ix as a defunct brand.

  Source

• 2011

  Launch of weekly West African passenger routesProduct launch

  Background

  After its founding in 2010, Fly 6ix introduced passenger services from its Freetown base and published a regional schedule covering Banjul, Conakry, and Monrovia.

  Action taken

  The airline began passenger operations in January 2011 and operated the listed routes with a single Embraer 135.

  Aftermath

  Fly 6ix later ceased operating, and its operating company resolved to wind up voluntarily in December 2012.

  Source

1. 1Fly 6ixen.wikipedia.org