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Qantas resumes regular flights to JNB
After a long absence, Qantas is heading back to South Africa on Tuesday. The airline has resumed thrice-weekly return flights between Sydney and Johannesburg after last flying the route in March 2020.
A Qantas spokesperson has confirmed to Simple Flying reports in South African media concerning flights restarting this … read more
21 Routes and 8 Airlines: US to Africa’s flights explored
Some 21 routes will operate from the US to Africa between January 3rd and March 26th, the end of the aviation winter season, including non-stop and one-stop services. As we see, Delta has more flights than any of the other seven operators.
The US to Africa the rest of this winter
Of the 21 routes, four are one-stops. Ethiop… read more
Only 2% of TAP’s long haul flights don’t use an Airbus Neo
TAP Air Portugal’s long-haul network spans 26 routes from Lisbon and Porto in January, and virtually every flight is now by an Airbus neo. However, TAP has one active passenger A330-200, and JFK will welcome it – although it has also substituted the A330neo to Luanda.
This month TAP Air Portugal serves some 23 destinations ov… read more
Air Seychelles lands in Manila for the first time
Air Seychelles has marked another historical milestone by operating for the first time ever to the principal plus most populous metropolitan region of the Philippines, the center of industrial development as well as the international port of entry, Manila.
Flight HM9882 which departed Johannesburg in the late evening … read more
Eurowings Discover: The fast growth of Lufthansa’s youngest carrier
Having launched in July 2021, Eurowings Discover is expanding fast. With 11 aircraft, it’ll have 69 routes next summer from Frankfurt and Munich, the only German airports it serves, including a steadily growing list of long-haul services.
Eurowings Discover is the leisure or vacation airline of the Lufthansa Group. It came ab… read more
South African Airways eyes new alliance with Kenya Airways
South African Airways and Kenya Airways are planning a major alliance in the near future. The two airlines are hoping to leverage their strengths to create a Pan-African airline partnership. The alliance will hopefully help both carriers recover from their dire financial situations in the coming years.
After talk of a major p… read more
How the UAE’s travel ban affects Uganda Airlines
On October 9th, Uganda Airlines launched flights to Dubai International Airport. Staff, passengers, and government officials were all ecstatic following the first landing of flight UR 466 from Entebbe International Airport. Those witnessing the launch hoped that the new service would boost trade, investment, and tourism. However, the incr… read more
EK stops accepting travelers from 8 more African Nations
Emirates has added eight more African countries to its travel ban list. The UAE-based carrier will no longer accept travelers originating from Angola, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. Outbound passenger flights to the aforementioned destinations will not be affected.
The flight ban will come… read more
Nigeria to introduce slot system for foreign airlines soon
The Nigerian Government is planning to introduce a slot system in a bid to address the present imbalance in the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) arrangements with other countries.
Speaking with aviation journalists recently at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General, Nigerian Ci… read more
Over 6,300 flights cancelled worldwide over Christmas weekend
Some 6,300 flights were cancelled by airlines across the world over Christmas weekend, with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 disrupting travel during the holidays, including pilots in quarantine.
According to the latest report from the Flightaware website, there were nearly 2,800 flight cancellations on Saturday, 970 of which were related t… read more
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