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• 27/07/2021 06:47

Fastjet is now operating daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg

Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has increased the number of flights between Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more

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• 27/07/2021 06:45

Int'l Entebbe Airport (Uganda): over 237,000 passengers and 16,200 tonnes of cargo in Q2

Before the pandemic, the Entebbe hub was handling about 89 aircraft movements per day. But at the height of the health crisis last year, annual traffic more than doubled to just 14,437 movements by 31 December 2020. With the gradual lifting of travel restrictions since 1 October last year, however, there has been a resurgence in traffic.
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• 27/07/2021 05:55

Overland Airways condemns false misleading Media Reports

Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, has condemned the false and misleading use of the photograph of the airline’s aircraft in a poorly crafted report by a Nigerian newspaper, which has also been re-posted severally online.

Overland Airways stated in a release: “Our attention has been drawn to a malicious use of Over… read more

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• 27/07/2021 05:51

Joy as Lufthansa starts flying into Zanzibar

THE Lufthansa Group's new subsidiary, Eurowings Discover launched its inaugural flight to Zanzibar yesterday signifying efforts of reviving tourism that has been hit hard by the Covid-19.

Zanzibar Minister for Tourism and Heritage Lulu Mohamed Mussa led several stakeholders in tourism and travel businesses to welcome the plane at th… read more

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• 27/07/2021 05:50

Mango being jettisoned

The DA notes the announcement by the interim CEO of Mango, Thomas Kgokolo, today that Mango is to go into business rescue. This despite the appropriation of R819 million for Mango being signed off by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 6 July 2021, three weeks ago.

Mango apparently has liabilities that exceed R2.5 billion and thus the taxp… read more

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• 27/07/2021 05:49

Tunisair: passenger traffic down 42% in the first half of 2021

The situation is getting more complicated for Tunisair. After a catastrophic year in 2020 when it saw its revenues fall by at least two thirds, the company remains more than fragile in the midst of the unpredictability of the Covid-19 pandemic and its induced effects.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact Tunisair's activitie… read more

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• 24/07/2021 07:23

Central African Republic: Simb Airlines (finally) obtains its air operator's certificate

The project is led by Cameroonian businessman and trader Emile Parfait Simb, president of Simb Group and head of Global Investment Trading SA, which specialises in cryptocurrencies.

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• 24/07/2021 07:23

Emirates launches new passenger service to Miami

Emirates is connecting global business and leisure travellers with its first-ever passenger service between Dubai and Miami. The airline celebrated the inaugural flight of its four times a week service when it touched down in Miami at 11:00 local time yesterday.

Emirates  flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airpo… read more

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• 24/07/2021 07:19

Air Mauritius to return to London in October

Air Mauritius resumed its international operations last week with the partial reopening of the country's air borders, effective since 15 July. The carrier is now in the process of gradually rebuilding its pre-pandemic network.

Air Mauritius will re-establish links with London, England in early October. The Mauritian airline plans to off… read more

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• 23/07/2021 06:03

Emirates and South Africa

Coming in behind Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airlines has taken fifth place in the rankings of the world’s best airlines for this year, according to Airlineratings.com.   However, the airline is still unable to offer seats to South African passengers on flights from SA.

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