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Namibia with COVIT-19 improvements
Namibia’s President Dr. Hage G. Geingob (22 June 2020) announced that 13 of the 14 regions of Namibia will migrate from stage three to stage four of the country’s four-stage strategy to exit the coronavirus lockdown at midnight on 29 June 2020. The Erongo Region, which is currently in stage one lockdown, will migrate to stage three at midnight t… read more
Dubai’s Reopening starts in July
Yesterday, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airlines (EK) and Group, and Chairman of flydubai (FZ) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum announced that Dubai would once again welcome tourists starting July 7.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that caused the shutdown of touri… read more
South Africa: Radisson Blu Gautrain re-opens its doors
With South Africa currently on level 3 of the nationwide lockdown, business travel has commenced and as a result, Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton is scheduled to reopen their doors on 22 June 2020.
Last month, the hotel provided assistance with South African citizen repatriation, with extensive measures and efforts in pl… read more
Air Cote d'Ivoire resumes domestic operations
Air Namibia sets a date for resumption of international operations
According to the facebook page of Air Namibia Deutschland, the German branch of Namibia’s flag carrier, the airline continues to suspend international operations until 31 August 2020.
The airline resumed domestic flights on selected routes on 06 May 2020 in line with stage two of Namibia’s four-stage strategy to exit its coron… read more
Zimbabwe reopens Victoria Falls for international visitors
Pandemic Preparedness Training at Zanzibar International Airport
People travelling around the world has played a major role in the rapid spread of COVID-19. Airports are one of the high-risk areas for the spread of infectious diseases. East African Community (EAC which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the German Government have been working together within their joint pr… read more
FAAN to commence test run before flight resumption
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has announced it will carryout a test run on airports approved to open for flight Operations.
This is just as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority NCAA it is not in the know when flights will resume.
The Managing Director, FAAN, Captain Hamisu Yadudu said the test run of the airports is … read more
3 Island Resorts in Seychelles That Have Re-Opened After COVID
With the easing of travel restrictions in Seychelles, the country has been working to welcome its first guests after the outbreak of COVID-19. As part of its cautious approach to re-opening, only visitors going to island resorts will be allowed into the country.
SNA takes a look at island resorts that have been given the green light by the… read more
Rwanda reopens for domestic and international tourism
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), which promotes tourism and investment for Rwanda, yesterday (17 June 2020) announced the reopening of tourism activities as well as the resumption of international travel for charter flights, effective 17 June 2020. Rwanda introduced specific precautionary measures, sidelined by robust health and safety guidel… read more
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