The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, SLCAA, has barred 4 Japanese nationals from disembarking on Kenyan Airways flight at the Freetown International Airport.
In a statement signed by the Director-General, SLCAA , Moses Tiffa Baio, the agency prevented the Japanese from disembarking at the Freetown International Airport following a tip off from a Kenyan Airways station manager in Freetown about a suspicion of a possible Corona Virus (COVID–19) infection based on the signs displayed onboard the aircraft by one of the Japanese nationals.
This led to the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority denying the passengers the privilege to disembark at FNA.
According to the agency, the 4 Japanese boarded the flight at the Robert International Airport in Monrovia Liberia, and were allegedly on a visit to Sierra Leone for touristic purposes.
“The Authority further wishes to inform the general public that the four (4) Japanese nationals have been denied disembarkation by the aeronautical authorities of Sierra Leone on Public Health Grounds and all four passengers left Sierra Leone onboard Kenya Airways. The remaining passengers were allowed to disembark and quarantined as current health precautionary measures demand.
“SLCAA wants the general public to remain calm and further assures all Sierra Leoneans of its firm commitment to preventing Coronavirus from entering the country.”
