Delta Air Lines to add service from Atlanta to Liberia

Delta to add service to Liberia

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday it will begin once-a-week service between Atlanta and Monrovia, Liberia, in September.

The flights between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Roberts International Airport in Monrovia will stop in Accra, Ghana.

Delta, based in Atlanta, had planned to start the flights last June, but they were delayed while the airport in Monrovia was brought into compliance with international aviation standards.

Delta said the service will begin Sept. 4 and use Boeing 767 aircraft with 34 premium seats and 181 seats in coach.

The airline said Liberian aviation officials and have approved the flights, and U.S. regulators have given preliminary approval. Delta has operated in Africa since 2006.

In a statement issued by Delta, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said her government was enthusiastic about the first direct flights to the United States in several years.

Delta said it will begin three weekly flights between Atlanta and Accra next month.

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