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• 25/02/2022 15:36

Etihad Airways to return to Zanzibar seasonally next summer

As summer approaches, airlines are increasing the number of seasonal routes to capitalise on the increase in demand to tourist destinations. Etihad Airways will continue this tradition this year.

Etihad Airways will reopen four former seasonal routes next summer, namely Heraklion and Santorini in Greece, Malaga in Spain, and Zanz… read more

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• 24/02/2022 10:22

Condor adds JNB

Germany’s Condor is launching flights to Johannesburg (JNB) during the winter 2022/23 season, taking its network in South Africa to two destinations.

Th… read more

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• 24/02/2022 10:22

Nigeria Tourism struggles amid rising insecurity

Amid global tourism's gradual recovery from a devastating and ongoing pandemic resulting in a $1.2 trillion loss in global tourism industry (UNWTO), 75m jobs losses globally (WTTC 2020), of which 50 per cent job cuts in the aviation industry are likely permanent according to the International Air Travel Association (IATA).

With the … read more

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• 24/02/2022 10:17

Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways deepen cooperation

Oneworld airlines Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways… read more

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• 24/02/2022 10:14

Nigerian Airlines lost $60m, N60bn in 2021 to bird strikes, delayed, cancelled flights

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of indigenous carriers in the country have decried the loss of $60 million and N60 billion in 2021 to issues of bird strikes, delayed and cancelled flights, respectively in Nigeria.

This is as the AON declared that it never compelled any of its members to fix the current con… read more

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• 23/02/2022 07:24 updated

Nigerian airlines jack fares up as average economy ticket sells over ₦50,000; passengers groan.

DOMESTIC airlines in Nigeria have jacked up air fares over an100% as prices of economy class tickets now range from ₦50,000 and above stressing the Jet A1 cost and availability, access to forex and other sundry reasons why the price shot.

Tickets that hitherto sold from ₦27000-₦29000 above have almost doubled as the domestic airlines … read more

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• 23/02/2022 07:23

Mali: Air France returns to Bamako after a one-month absence

At loggerheads on the diplomatic front with its neighbors in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mali has been under an embargo since January 9, accentuated by sanctions imposed by the French government. Following fruitful talks between Bamako and Paris, things seem to be gradually returning to normal, particularly in the are… read more

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• 23/02/2022 07:21

Qatar Airways drops Qmiles and adopts Avios as new frequent flyer programme

Qatar Airways has today announced that it will be adopting Avios as the reward currency for all members worldwide from late March 2022.

All Privilege Club members will experience a seamless transition into the loyalty programme’s new reward currency, Avios, with their existing Qmiles balances changing automatically to … read more

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• 23/02/2022 05:26

Madagascar: Zebu Air receives its first aircraft, a Let 410

Administratively constituted less than two years ago, Zebu Air, which wants to specialize in air charter, is managed by an Anglo-Malagasy tandem.

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• 22/02/2022 07:59

Royal Air Maroc will finally land in Israel in March

Royal Air Maroc has been planning to open a direct route between Morocco and Israel since last year, following the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two countries. However, the health situation has forced the carrier to review its plans several times.

It is official! Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will inaugurate its C… read more