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Conakry, Guinea remains open despite coup

Limited flights continue to operate to Conakry despite several airlines having cancelled their services amid reports of a curfew and the closure of land and air borders imposed after Guinean special forces seized power in a coup in the West African country on Sunday.

Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l) in a statement announced it had cancelled two of its flights – HC 209 and HC 201 - between Conakry and Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l on Sunday out of concern for the safety and security of passengers and crew. However, by Monday and Tuesday, its flights to Dakar were back on the schedule, according to Flightradar24 ASDS-B data. The flights were not bookable on its website though, although the carrier had made no further public announcement.

Air France (AF, Paris CDG)’s Flight AF749 from Paris CDG on Monday had landed and its flights on Tuesday from Freetown and Nouakchott were scheduled, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data, although they did not appear to be currently bookable on the...

Air Sénégal makes last-minute change to new US route

In a last-minute schedule change, Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l) has announced it will be flying to Baltimore Thurgood Marshall instead of Washington Dulles when it launches its first US service from Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l on September 2.

No reason was given for the switch after the carrier in May had announced it would be heading to Dulles. Flights would, however, continue to route via New York JFK as originally planned.

In a statement, the airline confirmed its new US services would operate twice-weekly (Thursdays and Sundays) using an A330-900N. The 290-seater aircraft will be configured with 32 seats in business class, 21 in premium economy, and 237 in economy class. It has two of the type in the fleet, according to ch-aviation fleets advanced data.

Flight HC407 will depart Dakar at 0130L (0130Z) to arrive at JFK Terminal One (T1) at 0600L (1000Z), departing again at 0830L (1230Z) to arrive at Washington/Baltimore at 1000L (1400Z). On return, Flight HC408 will leave Washington/Baltimore at...

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