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• 18/07/2022 21:16

More CPT seasonal flights from Edelweiss

Edelweiss Airlines is upping its frequencies to Cape Town for its Northern hemisphere winter schedule (October 30 to March 25, 2023).

“We have seen increased demand to the city,” said Edelweiss spokesperson,  Andreas Marti. The additional flight pushes the frequency to three non-stop flights a week from Zurich.

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• 18/07/2022 21:16

TAAG Angola Airlines orders six Airbus A220-300s for delivery from 2023

Since the arrival of the new executive last year, TAAG Angola Airlines has begun to rebuild and expand its network, despite the health crisis. Based on new strategic orientations, the company plans to increase its fleet by a third from next year.

The Angolan public carrier has concluded a leasing agreement with the American lessor A… read more

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• 16/07/2022 08:39

Ethiopian Airlines gets new 737 MAX, increases flights to South America

Ethiopian Airlines continues to strengthen its fleet with the receipt of a new Boeing 737 MAX. The aircraft (MSN 62456, ETAWK) departed from Boeing's Seattle facility in the United States on 13 July and is currently en route to Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Airlines' new Boeing 737 MAX 8 is scheduled to arrive this Friday afternoon,… read more

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• 16/07/2022 08:38

RwandAir marks the fifth anniversary of its presence in Brussels

Direct flights from Kigali to Brussels started on 14 July 2017

RwandAir celebrated five successful years of flying between Kigali and Brussels yesterday. Its first flight between the two cities departed Kigali for Brussels on 14 July 2017, on one of the carrier’s state-of-the-art Airbus A330s, linking Belgium with Rwanda in just ove… read more

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• 16/07/2022 08:37

Unavoidable flight delays, apologise to passengers

SOME airlines have started feeling the impact of the latest scarcity of jet fuel and have equally advised that delays may be inevitable due to the closure of the domestic runway for fixing of Air Field Lighting

Management of Ibom Air today announced that its passengers will experience flight delays due to the closure of the dom… read more

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• 16/07/2022 08:35

Delta and United Airlines both win cases to service Cape Town

Delta Air Lines  and United Airlines  spent the past five months bickering over a scarce resource: access to fly from the US to Cape Town South Africa. Both United and Delta sought… read more

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• 16/07/2022 08:35

Plan B: Royal Air Maroc (RAM) transfers all its flights from Amsterdam to Maastricht

For this summer, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has decided to limit the number of passengers and cancel flights to avoid congestion at the hub, which is facing a major staff shortage.    Informed, airlines, like Royal Air Maroc (RAM), are working on alternative plans.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is reorganising its flights b… read more

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• 15/07/2022 11:40

Max Air reactivates its second Boeing 747 on the ground for 3 years

The Boeing 747-400 (5N-ADM, MSN30023) is back in Max Air's fleet after nearly three years of absence. The Kano-based Nigerian private carrier is counting on the module to boost its charter business.

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• 15/07/2022 11:38

Conviasa schedules its first African route between Venezuela and Algeria

On 9 June, the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro paid an official visit to Algiers. Alongside his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune, he reiterated his commitment to building a new beginning for their two countries, which share "a rich and dense history". A month later, the two oil-rich nations, both members of OPEC, came together by air thank… read more

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• 15/07/2022 11:30

Emirates defies Heathrow Airport's order to cancel flights

Defying Heathrow's management, Emirates said it won't comply with a directive for airlines to cancel flights this summer to and from the London airport. Heathrow is trying to ease congestion at the airport.

"Emirates is a key and steadfast operator at LHR, having reinstated six daily A380 flights since October 2021," the carrier sai… read more