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Kenya Airways current domestic operations
Kenya Airways last week announced its scheduled service resumption, initially on domestic routes starting this week. From 15JUL20, planned operation includes the following.
Nairobi – Kisumu 1 daily
Nairobi – Mombasa 2 daily
The Skyteam member has extended service suspension on Inter… read more
Nigeria: Domestic air travellers now to arrive airports 1hr 30mins only
Arrival time for domestic air travel has been reviewed from three hours to one and a half hours.
Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika says in his twitter handle that, “My colleagues & I have reviewed passenger facilitation at our airports, consequently I am happy to announce that, henceforth travelers are to arrive one hour a… read more
Air France To Reach 60 Percent Of Flight Schedule By October
Air France is continuing the rebuilding of its network, with plans to serve “close to 170 destinations” in September and October. The figure equates to 85 per cent of the carrier’s normal network, although reduced frequencies mean the airline will reach just 50 per cent of its planned flight schedules in September, rising to 60 per… read more
EGYPTAIR 15JUL20 – 31AUG20 International operation
EGYPTAIR in the last few days extended interim schedule revision on various International routes until late-August 2020, as the airline gradually restores scheduled operation. As of 10JUL20, planned operation during the period of 15JUL20 – 31AUG20 as follows.
Various travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned … read more
UK refused landing rights for Air Peace evacuation flight
The Nigerian Federal Government said it will review its air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers by the UK.
A Nigerian Air Peace airline flight deployed to evacuate stranded Nigerians in the UK has been denied landing rights. A statement released by the Nigerian high… read more
The African Aviation Market: An Overview
Africa is the continent with the smallest number of air passengers annually. It accounts for roughly 2% of global traffic, including both passenger and freight. Air travel is predominantly driven by international tourism. However, with the continent’s rapid growth population and income, further opportunities may arise. This is why learnin… read more
Proflight: Lusaka to Durban this September for US$99
PROFLIGHT has reduced airfares for the Lusaka-Durban route this September in an effort to afford cost-efficient service to its customers.
The special fare will see passengers flying the route for just US$99 one-way ticket excluding taxes and is targeted at people who are keen to experience a new adventure in both Lusaka and D… read more
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon on special permit
Ethiopian Airlines is resuming service to Douala and Yaoundé as of July 13, 2020. The service will initially be three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Addis Ababa to Douala via Yaoundé and then back to Addis Ababa.
Further to the resumption of regular service to Dubai and Djibouti, the addition of Douala… read more
Emirates to cut 9000 positions
Emirates has plans to reduce its workforce by 15% of pre-pandemic levels – more specifically, the airline will ax 9,000 of the 60,000 jobs it employed before the onset of COVID-19.
The news coming from Sir Tim Clark doesn’t come as much of a surprise as many airlines around the world have had to make similarly tough decisions. Sir Tim,… read more
Lufthansa Expect Its First Boeing 777X in 2021
The Deutsche Lufthansa Group (LH) ordered 20 Boeing 777-9X along with an option for 14 new Triple seven. Boeing confirmed in 2019 that LH was the launch customer. The first of twenty will be registered as D-ABTA.
Lufthansa is still expecting to take delivery of its first Boeing 777X aircraft next year. The news comes after Emirates … read more
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