Albastar to start flying between Milan BGY and Dakar
Starting May 13th the Spanish carrier will fly the route twice-weekly
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Albastar to start flying between Milan BGY and Dakar
Starting May 13th the Spanish carrier will fly the route twice-weekly
Casablanca - Miami route returns to MIA
Moroccan national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) resumed its Casablanca-Miami route on April 10, bringing the only nonstop service between Africa and Florida back to Miami International Airport after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
The twice-weekly service with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that seats 302 passengers will in… read more
Sudan: Tarco Aviation introduces its first Boeing 737-800
With this acquisition, Tarco Aviation becomes the first Sudanese company to operate a Boeing 737NG registered in the national register
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Bengaluru
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and the largest aviation group in Africa, has announced the resumption of thrice-weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27 March 2022. The airline announced the recommencement after it halted operations for two years due to the pandemic. Ethiopian operated its first flight … read more
Tunisair puts back on the table the project of opening an air route to Cameroon
Cameroon and Tunisia are linked by an air agreement signed on 11 April 2004, and revised on 10 May 2006, in Yaoundé. Since then, the two countries have been considering opening a direct route between their two territories. Despite the many discussions and announcements, this desire has not yet materialized.
EgyptAir resumes flights to Moscow
EgyptAir has announced the resumption of its scheduled flights to Russia, with the Egyptian flag carrier re-launching its daily service between Cairo and Moscow from 15 April.
On this route, which is operated without competition, EgyptAir is lining up its Boeing 737-800 fleet. Initially, flight MS729 departs Cairo Internation… read more
Air Austral announces the reopening of its Reunion-Chennai route
After several months of suspension during the pandemic and with the agreement of its supervisory authorities, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Indian authorities, Air Austral announces the gradual resumption of its flights to Chennai on 6 May 2022 with two weekly frequencies on Tuesdays and Fridays.
These flights wi… read more
Tunisair now lands at London Stansted
Over the years, the offer of air services has become much denser between the Tunisian and London capitals. With the arrival of Tunisair at Stansted, the 3 main London airports now have a direct link with Tunis.
Since 31 March, Tunisair has started a new route between Tunis Carthage International Airport and the London hub of Stan… read more
EgyptAir returns to Mumbai, India after a two-year absence
India remains a key market in the development of EgyptAir's Asian network. The outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 had forced Star Alliance to suspend its flights to the country.
EgyptAir has announced the resumption of its flights to Mumbai from May 2, 2022, when the Egyptian flag carrier will offer four flights per week bet… read more
Emirates to return to London Stansted
Emirates Airline will resume service to London Stansted (STN) from Aug. 1, restoring service to the third and final London airport which the carrier was flying to pre-pandemic. Fli… read more
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