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• 18/10/2022 22:26

Air Algérie returns to Metz in France after an absence of more than 2 years

The reopening of the Metz service was at the centre of discussions during the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Algeria last August.

Air Algérie will once again serve Metz-Nancy-Lorraine airport. For its winter programme (31 October 2022 to 25 March 2023), the Algerian national airline is proposing two rou… read more

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• 18/10/2022 04:46

FlyNamibia launches flights to Walvis Bay!

Namibian privately-owned airline FlyNamibia has annunced that it will launch a new service to the coastal town of Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region of … read more

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• 18/10/2022 04:39

Madagascar indefinitely extends flight embargo on Airlink

_{The government of Madagascar has just indefinitely extended a six-month ban on the South African airline Airlink from flying into the country – because Pretoria won’t return 73.5kg of smuggled gold bullion.}

The prospects for Airlink being able to resume flights to Madagascar – what was among its five most profitable routes – n… read more

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• 18/10/2022 04:27

Airlink resumes flights to St Helena Island: 3 things to do

Airlink’s scheduled service between South Africa and St Helena Island has been resumed as of 15 October. The airline’s services to the remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean have increased from fortnightly to weekly trips.

‘We are delighted that weekly flights will resume to the island following the suspension during the p… read more

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• 17/10/2022 18:42

Air Peace to open Nigeria-Israel route by the end of the year

Currently, there is no direct flight between Nigeria and Israel. Air Peace, Nigeria's private airline and the country's largest, wants to fill this gap.

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• 17/10/2022 08:56

Is East Africa making strides in the tourism promotion front?

After introducing the EAC tourist visa, East Africa has been cited as one of the most open destinations alongside South East Asia and Oceania.  In contrast, North America, Central Africa and North Africa remain the most restrictive regions.

This is according to the report by World Travel Tourism Council (WTTC) which also… read more

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• 16/10/2022 11:51

ET changes to 3 daily widebody flights to JNB

Ethiopian Airlines is increasing Addis Ababa to Johannesburg to 3x daily. But that's not the real news: it had that many flights in 2018, 2019, and in early 2020, and is simply returning to that level. Instead, it's noteworthy because&nbs… read more

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• 15/10/2022 08:21

Conakry relaunches its project to create a new national airline 20 years later

Conakry has not had a national airline since the privatisation and subsequent liquidation of Air Guinea in 2002 - at the time of President Lansana Conté - under pressure from the Bretton Woods institutions. In the meantime, the West African country has attempted to relaunch a flagship airline, with no less than three projects having been … read more

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• 14/10/2022 13:02

Towards higher air fares on domestic flights

Currently in Ghana, the Airport Passenger Service Charge (APSC) is imposed at 5 cedis (US$0.46) per passenger on domestic flights. For the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which continues to work on its empowerment, this charge is insufficient to properly maintain the domestic hubs.

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• 14/10/2022 12:11

SAA to expand capacity ahead of holiday season

As South Africa’s peak holiday season approaches, SAA announced  that it would bring into service an additional three A320 aircraft to support the high capacity d… read more