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LH Group with more SA flights
“The Lufthansa Group has welcomed the recent announcement by the [SA] government to remove the list of high-risk countries and once again open borders to all leisure and business travellers. We are fully committed to the South African market and continue our efforts to help recover and expand the tourism sector by encouraging internationa… read more
Emirates Airline launches complimentary multi risk travel insurance coverage
Emirates Airline announced (23-Nov-2020) the launch of multi risk travel insurance coverage, automatically applied to all tickets purchased from 01-Dec-2020.
The cover is provided by AIG Travel at no additional cost to passengers and includes up to USD500,000 for out of country emergency medical expenses and emergency medical… read more
Air France resumes flights to Monrovia, after a nine years break
The Government of Liberia has hailed the resumption of flights to Monrovia by Air France, an event which marks the end of a long hiatus since the airline halted its operations in the country.
President George Manneh Weah expressed the Liberian Government's appreciation and delight Friday, when Air France Senior Executives for Africa… read more
Comair/BA restart domestic flights in South Africa
Comair has opened bookings for domestic British Airways flights in South Africa. The airline said it plans to begin serving all the domestic British Airways’ routes it previously operated from 9 December. Comair said that regional services will be reintroduced as it ramps up to full operations over the next few months.
COVID-19 impact on aircraft maintenance affected our frequency, Air Peace explains
Air Peace has attributed its reduced capacity and frequency to the fact that several of its aircraft were out of the country undergoing checks before the COVID-10 pandemic hit leading to the lockdown that had far-reaching and devastating effects on airlines not just Air Peace.
Chief Operating Officer of the… read more
Rwanda expected to be the seventh best Travel Destination for 2021
Rwanda has been ranked the seventh best travel destinations in 2021, according to Forbes' Bucket List Travel.
The travel guide on Thursday, November 19, 2020 released twenty-one best places in the world that are of classic travel for great sights and convenient travel in 2021. According to the web portal, Rwanda was rank… read more
Emirates increases Zim / Zam frequencies
Emirates has added another flight from Dubai to Harare, via Lusaka, taking the total number of flights to three a week.
The extra flight will operate on Fridays, using a Boeing 777-300ER, complementing the Saturday and Monday flights.
Flight EK714 … read more
CemAir expands operations by 50%
Local SA airline CemAir aims to secure a stronghold in the mainstream commercial aviation industry by increasing operations by 50%.
The airline is buying three more Airbus A319 aircraft and has applied for approvals to fly to six more destinations in Africa, according to Business Tech. Jets are new to the airline… read more
Qatar Airways adds Abuja: A route analysis
| Carrier: | Qatar Airways |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 787 Dreamliner |
| Frequency: | 3X-weekly |
| Start date: | Nov. 27, 2020 |
| Distance: | 5,013 km |
| O& D traffic demand (2019): | 969 |
Kenya Airways temporarily suspends its joint venture with Air France-KLM
The terms of the joint venture agreement between Kenya Airways (KQ) and Air France-KLM will no longer apply for a while. The Kenyan national carrier and the Franco-Dutch group, partners of the SkyTeam alliance, have decided to temporarily suspend this joint venture (JV), reveals Aviation Week, in its November 18 release.
"We agreed … read more
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