Flights
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel.
The launch of flights follows the normalisation of diplomatic ties between the two nations, and the signing of the Abraham Accords between the UAE and Israel in Washingt… read more
Proflight Zambia has increase the number of weekly flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg to seven.
Daily flights give a a far larger capacity, connecting into Proflight's Zambian domestic networl.
LIFT Airline, via its official newsletter, confirmed (13-Nov-2020) plans to commence operations on 10-Dec-2020 with Johannesburg-Cape Town and Johannesburg-George services.
The airline intends to offer "flexible air travel", enabling customers to change bookings with no penalties. Cancellations by customers will be cred… read more
IATA reported (13-Nov-2020) the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech and Pfizer resulted in "renewed optimism amongst investors about the future recovery in airline profits", leading to a 12% increase in airline share prices over four days.
IATA noted many countries are experiencing a resurgence in the pandemi… read more
Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair’s network in South Africa.
Through the arrangement, Emirates and FlySafair plan to offer the ease of single-ticket travel and through tagging of baggage for travellers transferring… read more
After a slower than expected demand in air travel following a second wave of the deadly COVID-19 medical emergency, Etihad Airways has decided to ground its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. Simultaneously, as the superjumbos announcement on Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi-based airline also warned cabin crew in an internal memo that there would b… read more
Air Seychelles has won
three major accolades including the most coveted title of ‘Indian
Ocean’s Leading Airline’ at this year’s World Travel Awards. The
Seychelles national carrier has also been recognized as ‘Indian Ocean’s
Leading Airline – Business Class 2020’ and ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Cabin
Crew 2020’ at the… read more
Nigeria plans to reopen Kano and Port Harcourt airports to international flights. The two airports will soon be equipped with anti-Covid-19 devices and the appropriate workforce. At the moment, only the airports of Lagos and Abuja are open to international traffic.
Kano and Port Harcourt airports, closed for international … read more
Kenya Airways restored it services to Bujumbura, Burundi on November 9.
“We're pleased to resume passenger services and continue to keep your cargo moving,” revealed Kenya Airways on its LinkedIn page. Meanwhile, Kenya Airways was clear for take-off to New York on October 31 but has postponed the plan to November end.
“We heard you Mr President – International Travel is Open,” said Emirates in a release sent out to the trade following yesterday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The airline has responded to the announcement by increasing its frequencies to 14 flights a week between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo and Dubai Internationa… read more
Etihad Airways with daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv
Proflight Zambia to increase capacity on JNB route
LIFT Airline confirms plans to launch operations on 10-Dec-2020
IATA: Airline stocks rallybecause of vaccine news, despite falling passenger bookings
FlySafair and Emirates announce interline agreement
World Travel Awards: Air Seychelles awarded as Indian Ocean’s leading airline
Kano and Port Harcourt will soon be reopened to international traffic
Kenya Airways resumes Bujumbura service...
Emirates ramps up SA flights
