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• 10/06/2021 05:16

Gulf carriers respond to Phuket reopening plan

Air Arabia plans to join Etihad Airways and Emirates by offering service from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Thai island of Phuket.

The LCC will begin nonstop route from Sharjah (SHJ) to Phuket (HKT) on July 2, operating three flights per week using Airbus A321 air… read more

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• 10/06/2021 05:14

Airlink's new route: South Africans can fly to Entebbe from July

Airlink has revealed that it will fly from Johannesburg to Entebbe in Uganda, from July 19, 2021.

Flights on the route will operate four times a week, which connects with Airlink’s domestic and regional network to and from various Southern African destinations.

• Flight 4Z 190 departs Johannesburg at 9.15pm, arriving

• Flights
• 10/06/2021 05:11

Tourism confidence starts Picking

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says confidence within the international tourism market is slowly picking up across the globe although arrivals were down by 83 percent during the first quarter of the year. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in China in December 2019 before spreading across all contine… read more

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• 10/06/2021 05:10

Virgin reopens SA-UK route

After five and a half months with no passenger services between South Africa and the UK, Virgin Atlantic will resume operating passenger flights three times a week between London Heathrow and Johannesburg OR Tambo from June 24.

The airline says the schedule will be published shortly, with the first flight carrying… read more

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• 10/06/2021 05:08

Air Zimbabwe returns to South Africa

Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has announced the resumption of flights to … read more

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• 09/06/2021 15:42

Ghana: Wa Airport Still Suffers from Operational Non-Compliances

Wa airport was renovated in October 2019. However, less than two years later, this domestic hub that connects the north of the country is no longer served by regular flights, with its infrastructure showing operational deficiencies.

The parking area at Wa airport does not meet ICAO standards. This was the observation made by the … read more

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• 09/06/2021 05:12

NCAA approves domestic inflight service

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given approval to domestic airline operators to resume onboard flight menu for passengers.

The agency however said that the inflight meals should only be given to passengers on disembarkation. NCAA in a circular personally signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, its Director-General, dated … read more

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• 08/06/2021 18:46

These were SA’s busiest flight routes in 2020

Wondering what SA's busiest routes were in 2020 – a time when air travel was virtually non-existent?

Well, a report by African Airlines Association (Afraa) has highlighted some of the busiest 10 domestic routes.

The Air Transport Report 2020 revealed that 6 of the 10 busiest domestic routes in Africa were within South Afric… read more

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• 08/06/2021 15:04

Air Peace personnel foil couple attempting to traffic two babies

PASSENGER Service Executives and Security Personnel of Air Peace yesterday demonstrated strong vigilance and alertness as they foiled the attempted trafficking of two babies by a man and a woman on at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Terminal 2, Lagos.

This information is contained in a media statement issued by the Spokesperson of the airlin… read more

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• 08/06/2021 06:10

AFRAA reports figures

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has posted that the traffic recovery for January - May was 37 percent of 2019 level for African airlines. In May alone, traffic declined by 62.2 percent compared to same month in 2019. Similarly, capacity declined 53.1 percent compared to May 2021. Mauritius remains the most impacted hub, with a re… read more