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Fastjet Zimbabwe flight relaunch dates
Fastjet ZIMBABWE has now confirmed that their domestic flights will commence effective Monday, 21st of September 2020. Flights between Harare and Bulawayo will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, starting 21st of September 2020.
Flights between Harare and Victoria Falls will operate every Thursday and Su… read more
Again unions in Arik Air want the airline to shut down today
This, according to the uni… read more
TAP takes advantage of seasonal expansion opportunities to plan and strengthen its network, taking into account its strategy between Europe and the Americas, as well as Africa. For Summer 2021, the Portuguese airline plans to launch six new routes: Ibiza and Fuerteventura, in Spain; Oujda, in Morocco; Zagreb, in Croatia; and Dje… read more
Etihad denies Air Seychelles requesting debt restructuring
RwandAir no longer wants A330neo or 737 Max
LH to phase out all A380 and B747-400
Lufthansa is planning to retire all of their Airbus A380s, the bulk of their smaller A340s and all of their older Boeing 747-400s. The move would be one of the largest flee… read more
UAL: Website Bug Exposed Traveler Ticket Data
A bug on United Airlines’ website lets anyone access the ticket information for travelers who requested a refund. The airline’s website lets users check their refund status by entering their ticket number and last name. But the website wasn’t validating the last name, making it possible to access other travelers’ refund i… read more
Dana Air working on its strategy
Lagos-based Dana Air is anticipating a slow post-coronavirus traffic pick-up, starting from around June, delaying the airline’s growth plans by around six months.
Despite Nigeria being the first sub-Saharan African country with a confirmed coronavirus case, it has not been as hard-hit as others on the continent. At th… read more
ET's ops are at 40% Of Pre-COVID Levels
Despite the challenges of the current environment, Ethiopian Airlines is already operating at 40% of its pre-COVID capacity. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Commercial Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline had achieved this recovery and how the future was looking now.
Simple Flying asked acting Chie… read more
Rwandair tentatively to resume Mumbai & Guangzhou service in Jan 2021
Rwandair in recent inventory update filed changes for Kigali – Mumbai – Guangzhou route. Despite schedule listing shows the airline to resume service as early as 03NOV20, first available flight for reservation is 02JAN21. Reservation for flights in November and December 2020 is not available.
Additional changes … read more
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