President Sirleaf and Delta Airlines talk direct flights

AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE, Robert Johnson, is exerting his influence to facilitate the resumption of direct flights from the United States to Liberia. At a meeting in Atlanta recently, the Chairman of Delta Airlines described as good, prospects for direct flights to Liberia by Delta. However, he said that certain measures must be put in place to satisfy Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) conditions for the resumption of direct flights from the United States to Liberia. The President, has meanwhile, directed Liberia's aviation boss, Archie Williams, and Liberia's Ambassador to the United States, Charles Minor, to communicate with Delta a request by government to include Liberia as one of its routes to Africa.

Mr. Williams said that he was optimistic that Liberia would meet all the conditions for the resumption of direct flights to the United States. He disclosed that the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States has provided through USAID, $3.4 million to upgrade facilities at the Roberts International Airport to internationally acceptable standards.

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