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Expansion was abruptly halted in March 2020 due to the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], causing Air Senegal to temporarily suspend operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyairsenegal.com/en/air-senegal-network-informations/ |title=Air Senegal network informations |publisher=Air Senegal |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> At the time, the airline was poised to commence flights to a pair of new European destinations - [[Geneva]] and [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeronauticsonline.com/air-senegal-increases-european-network/ |title=Air Senegal Increases European Network |publisher=aeronauticsonline.com |date=1 March 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021 |author=Martin Tietz}}</ref> No update has been provided yet on when these routes will be commenced, though in a May 2021 interview it was hinted by Ibrahima Kane that they could be seen with the arrival of the Airbus A220s that the airline is due to receive in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/air-senegal--avec-nos-prochains-a220-nous-allons-offrir-le-meme-niveau-de-confort-que-sur-les-a330n-562589 |title=Air Sénégal : Avec nos prochains A220 nous allons offrir le même niveau de confort que sur les A330n |publisher=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> At the end of 2020 Air Senegal received its first [[Airbus A321]], with a second arriving in February 2021. These 2 aircraft helped launch new routes again, this time to [[Milan]] in [[Italy]], the airline's first Italian route, as well as [[Lyon]] in southern France. These routes began in February and March respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/98136-air-sngal-inducts-first-a321 |title=Air Sénégal inducts first A321 |publisher=ch-aviation |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/air-senegal-to-begin-lyon-flights-from-march-28-aviation |title=Air Senegal to begin Lyon flights from March 28 |publisher=logupdateafrica.com |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> April saw the end of the lease on the 737-500s, with the second aircraft, YR-AMD, being returned to Blue Air where it has been parked at the carrier's base in [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://simpleflying.com/blue-air-737-classic-what-happened/ |title=What Happened To Blue Air's Retired Boeing 737 Classic Aircraft? |publisher=simpleflying.com |date=1 May 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021 |author=Jake Hardiman}}</ref>
A significant step in the airline's growth came with the announcement of its plans to fly to the United States for the first time from September 2021. For thirteen months afterwards, the airline served [[New York City|New York]] directly with the Airbus A330-900, before making
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