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A man who refused to wear a mask on his FlySafair flight over the weekend, was removed from the aircraft. The flight was preparing for take-off from Johannesburg to Durban on Saturday when the man took off his mask and refused to put it back on.
The aircraft had been taxing already when it had to turn back to the terminal. Th… read more
The crisis at national carrier SAA has continued to deepen. This after the board chairperson and non-executive director, Thandeka Mgoduso, quietly called it quits. Her sudden departure from the national flag carrier came as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to announce where the country will get the R10-billion needed for a new ai… read more
Various Russian carriers in recent schedule update filed planned charter operations to Zanzibar in Tanzania, on board Boeing 767 and 777 aircraft. These carriers include Azur Air, Royal Flight, and Utair. Additional carriers may also operate charter flights to Zanzibar, although schedules are not listed.
Azur Air… read more
British Airways in the 3rd quarter of 2021 plans operational aircraft changes on London Heathrow – Johannesburg route, previously not covered on Airlineroute. From Heathrow, the airline schedules 777-300ER aircraft on BA057/054 service, between 20JUL21 and 11AUG21, replacing 777-200ER.
Additional ch… read more
Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Eurowings, SWISS, Austrian and Brussels Airlines will ground 125 more aircraft during Winter 2020/2021 than originally planned, Lufthansa Group’s CEO Carsten Spohr wrote in an internal memo.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to dramatically disrupt the aviation industry. “It is unavoidable to r… read more
The never-ending corona crisis is worsening the situation at German airports.
Massively broken flight connections have brought air traffic almost to zero in recent months. With a sustained drop in passenger numbers of over 80%, a trend reversal is not in sight. Even the autumn holidays did not change this negative development.… read more
KQ spent Sh62.3 million in two-and-a-half months to quarantine its cabin crew in Nairobi’s high-end hotels, revealing the firm’s high cost of operations in the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline made the payments to Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport hotel, Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham hotel and Panari Hote… read more
Emirates has launched an integrated biometric path at Dubai International airport (DXB). The contactless airport experience is now open to passengers travelling from and through the emirate.
The integrated biometric path will give passengers a seamless travel journey from specific check-in to boarding gates, with le… read more
Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics
and digital technologies, announced that it has started developing a
groundbreaking SARS-CoV-2 test. Unlike current approaches (using blood,
saliva, or a nasopharyngeal swab), the new test will identify SARS-CoV-2
virus particles in a person’s exhaled breath… read more
Ouagadougou International Airport has acquired 3 buses for the transfer of passengers. With a capacity of more than 40 places each, and adapted for people with reduced mobility, they will be put into service from November 1, 2020. Their operation will be provided by the SISSIMAN Tours group.
From November 1, 2020, the transfer of… read more
Kicked off FlySafair flight because refusing to wear mask
SAA board members quit
Russian carriers NW20 Zanzibar charter service additions
British Airways 3Q21 Johannesburg aircraft changes
Lufthansa Airlines hibernates more aircraft
KQ spends Sh62 million to quarantine staff
Emirates: Contactless biometric path at DXB
SARS-CoV-2 test to identify positive cases in less than 5 minutes - hope for airtraffic?
Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou airport acquires 3 shuttle buses for the transfer of passengers
