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• 09/11/2020 05:11

EgyptAir woos Nigerian travelers

To encourage more passengers from Nigeria travel to Cairo, Egypt and beyond, EgyptAir says it is offering cheaper airfares, waive penalties for rescheduling of travel date, refund and change in reservations.

This is just as the airline has concluded plans to give visa-on-arrival and free PCR Covid-19 test to Nigerian touri… read more

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• 09/11/2020 05:06

LIFT is ready to fly - will start taking bookings this week

New local airline Lift will open its website for bookings on Tuesday (10 November) as it prepares to officially begin operations on 10 December. Founder Gidon Novick told the Sunday Times that the airl… read more

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• 09/11/2020 05:05

Air Seychelles is back in Johannesburg

The Air Seychelles A320neo aircraft was spotted at the O.R. Tambo International Airport upon landing greeted by a guard of honor salute.

During the month of November, Air Seychelles will operate weekly flights between Johannesburg and Seychelles. In December, the airline will expand its operations to three flights pe… read more

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• 09/11/2020 05:04

Abu Dhabi's Etihad restructures to 'leaner' size amid Covid headwinds, CEO says

Etihad, the UAE’s national carrier, is reorganising management structure and implementing “bold changes” that will help it navigate pandemic-driven headwinds battering the global aviation industry.

The new organisational structure will position Etihad as a mid-sized, full-service carrier, concentrating on its fl… read more

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• 08/11/2020 16:16

Airpeace assures safety of all aircraft, attributes Pax luggage drop to maximum weight limits

The Management of Air Peace has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of its esteemed customers. This is just as it emphasized that it will not lower its high safety standards to please anyone.

These assurances is coming on the heels of a publication that calls into question the safety of Airpeace… read more

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• 08/11/2020 07:57

Two new A350s for ET

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of another pair of Airbus A350-900s, both aircraft being handed over on the same day. The aircraft – MSN412 and MSN431, respectively ET-AYB and ET-AYA – departed Toulouse almost simultaneously for Addis Ababa in the early hours of 7 November.

Ethiopian chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam … read more

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• 07/11/2020 06:35

KQ mulls suspending London, France flights as lockdown hits travel

Kenya Airways is mulling suspending of flights to London and France following the second wave of lockdown that has slowed down demand on these routes. KQ says it is assessing the impact of the lockdown measures on their flight schedule even as it puts measures in place to accommodate passengers who might be affected by the m… read more

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• 07/11/2020 06:31

RwandAir to continue ops during new European lockdown

RwandAir operates two flights a… read more

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• 07/11/2020 05:33

RwandAirback to Cape Town in December

RwandAir will resume its services to Cape Town on December 2, 2020. Flights will depart from Kigali on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and reach Cape Town via Harare, with return flights from Cape Town later on the same days.

Rwanda opened their borders for tourism on June 17 and their air space for tourist… read more

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• 06/11/2020 13:02

IATA: African airlines see demand increase in September

Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers, was 8% below previous-year levels in September (-9.9% for international operations). That is an improvement from the 12.1% year-on-year drop recorded in August. Month-on-month demand grew by 3.7% in September. Global capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), shrank by 25.2%… read more