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• 05/10/2020 06:30

Nigeria intensifies efforts for new railway infrastructure

Nigeria’s government is investing billions to rehabilitate existing and build new railway infrastructure. It would be recalled that during visits to the construction sites by Minister of State for transport, Mr Idris A Umar and leading NRC officials in April, Umar said that he would liaise with the governor of Ebonyi to end the sie… read more

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• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/10/2020 15:01

Rwandan National Park Rangers join Wildlife Ranger challenge to unite for colleagues across Africa

Rangers from Rwanda’s Akagera, Volcanoes, Nyungwe and the new Gishwati-Mukura National Parks today joined their colleagues from other African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge.

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative to support the thousands of park rangers… read more

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• 04/10/2020 15:01

Ethiopian Airlines includes Covid-19 medical insurance in ticketprice

Ethiopian Airlines has introduced a medical cover for Covid-19 in its bid to boost passengers’ confidence. The airline, the largest in Africa, said the insurance scheme, dubbed Sheba Comfort, is part of the carrier’s “extra security measure to protect passengers and ensure that they travel with peace of mind.”

The cover in… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2020 15:00

Turkish Airlines Nov/Dec 2020 Intercontnental operations - a lot into Africa

Turkish Airlines in the past week updated operational schedule for the remainder of 2020. For Intercontinental network, the airline’s planned operation for the period of 25OCT20 – 31DEC20 as of 02OCT20 follows.

Additional changes remain highly possible, due to various travel restrictions.

Istanbul – Abu Dhabi… read more

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• 04/10/2020 06:17

Emirates cancels several flights to SA

Emirates has cancelled several international flights to South Africa with immediate effect. The cancellation is due to Cogta regulations announced this week that treat airline crew the same as passengers.

Other international airlines have also cancelled their inbound and outbound flights from Durban. Fligh… read more

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• 04/10/2020 05:59

FG Increases Int’l Airlines Capacity To 200 Passenger Per Flight To Lagos, Abuja

The Federal Government has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports in the country; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Di… read more

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• 03/10/2020 17:07

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to support Camair-Co's rescue plan

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• 03/10/2020 16:56

AWA more often to Lagos

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• 03/10/2020 16:49

Ibom Air shares its growth plans

Nigeria’s Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) plans to double its Bombardier Aerospace fleet in the next three years … read more

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• Beyond Africa
• 03/10/2020 16:43

United NW20 Long-Haul schedule

United Airlines during the weekend of 02OCT20’s schedule update filed planned operation for most of Northern winter 2020/21 season. Note, majority of the schedule update focuses on operation for November 2020, however certain routes already see overall reductions for entire season.

Planned operational changes as follows. Note se… read more