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Mauritius was the first African country to get the coronavirus under control. Now its challenge is how to let the tourists that are its economic lifeblood back in.… read more
Mauritius needs tourists
Air Madagascar will not operate international flights before September
We will have to wait another month or so to hope for a resumption of Air Madagascar’s international flights. In an update made on July 30, 2020, the Malagasy national company announced the extension until August 31 of its international routes. These are routes departing from Antananarivo, and going to Mauritius, Reunion, Dzaoudzi in M… read more
Air Senegal will start a new route to Italy, tomorrow
Air Senegal wants to densify its European network. According to Routes Online, the Senegalese national company plans to open from August 8, a line Dakar - Milan. At this date, the route between the Senegalese capital and the Italian city should first be served by charter flights, before switching to a regular service (four weekly flig… read more
Euro Atlantic Airways returns to Guinea Bissau today
Today, Euro Atlantic Airways will once again serve Guinea Bissau. In an announcement, the private Portuguese company announced the reopening of the Lisbon - Bissau route on August 7, 2020.Flight YU351 will leave Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport at 11:50 pm and arrive in Bissau at 3:00 am the next day. In … read more
ASKY resumes flights to 15 African countries
In a statement, the pan-African company ASKY announced the resumption of its flights to Abidjan in Ivory Coast, Bamako in Mali, Bangui in the Central African Republic, Bissau in Guinea Bissau, Conakry in Guinea, Cotonou in Benin, Dakar in Senegal, Douala and Yaoundé in Cameroon, Free… read more
ET on B787 to Geneva
Ethiopian Airlines announces that it has received a slot for a direct flight between Geneva and Addis Ababa from August 12, 2020.
The airline will initially be offering a flight three times per week, which will depart Geneva at 10:45 p.m. and arrive in the Ethiopian capital at 6:00 a.m. This strengthens the conne… read more
Nigeria set to reopen its airspace to international flight operations
After about four mouths of closing its airspace, restricting international flights into the country in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked the aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the restart of international flights.
According to punc… read more
British Airways Long-Haul operation changes
British Airways on Thursday (06AUG20) continues schedule update for during Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. In 06AUG20’s update, the oneWorld carrier also filed changes on other long-haul routes outside North America. (Latest adjustment for North America from London Heathrow is marked with * below, including Los An… read more
Emirates: Dubai to Toronto again on A380
The iconic Emirates A380 will begin serving travelers on flights to Toronto starting 16 August. The airline has so far resumed Airbus A380 operations to Amsterdam, Cairo, Paris, London Heathrow and Guangzhou (8 August) – taking its A380 network to six cities. The Emirates A380 experience remains a favorite among travelers for its s… read more
Etihad Airways remains 'optimistic'
Etihad Airways said its first quarter performance showed a 34 per cent year-on-year improvement and the carrier was "progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets," before Covid-19 brought global airtravel to a grinding halt. "Etihad faced a set of enormous and unpredictable challenges in the first six months of the yea… read more
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