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Air Peace announced on Wednesday that its repatriation flight, scheduled to depart from Canada to Lagos on 14th May, has been postponed. The airline said in a statement that some logistic issues had prevented the Canadian government from allowing the flight to be operated. The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa is in negotiations with the… read more
Bestfly, a privatly owned Angolan airline, has taken delivery of its second ATR72-600 aircraft. The aircraft (MSN 1072), rented from ACIA Aero Leasing, was delivered on May 13, 2020 in Toulouse, France.
The Bestfly airline continues to develop its operations in Angola. The reception of its second ATR72-600 should allow to dev… read more
“We’ve invested a lot of energy into these partnerships,” said Jim Carter, American’s Eastern Division vice president for global sales. “It’s these kinds of times when you get to test these partnerships. It’s natural now that we lean on them. The conversations we are having with them are more critical, to make sure we’re listening to where their… read more
Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has announced it has reached an agreement with South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) to reissue tickets sold by the flag carrier after December 6, 2019, for travel on Airlink's flights.
Airlink will reissue all tickets under its own stock, using the 749 flight… read more
Kenya Airways has asked the Treasury for a Sh7 billion emergency bailout after its aircraft were grounded due to the restrictions on international passenger flights sparked by the coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 280,000 people globally.The Treasury is reviewing the application but has remained non-committal on whether it will of… read more
As airlines around the world begin to gradually resume passenger services, Air France has introduced further safety measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As from 11 May 2020, Air France will implement temperature checks on departure from all its flights. These systematic checks will be carried out with contactless infrared the… read more
Starting in June, Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS will be offering monthly restart schedules to significantly more destinations in Germany and Europe than in the past few weeks. The repatriation schedules will thus end on 31 May.
A total of 80 aircraft will be reactivated with the "June timetable". This means that a total of 106 dest… read more
We found a very interesting youtube video with which the Airports of Abu Dhabi have produced. The video shows what the administration has done to be operational also during VOVID-19. Does this display the way of travel in the newar future?
Best wishes for a calm sundy from the travelnews.africa editor team.
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Ibom Air has taken delivery of the airline’s fourth Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft in Lagos.
The aircraft arrived Lagos from Calgary, Canada at 10:48 pm local time, (05 May, 2020)
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We are very pleased to receive the first of our two recently purchased Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft, in line with our fleet expansion strateg… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for aviation-specific financial relief measures from the government of Nigeria to address the severe impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the air transport sector. Air transport has ground to a halt in efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. Along with the direct impact on jobs and com… read more
Canada Blocks Air Peace Repatriation Flight For Nigerians
Angola: Bestfly receives its second ATR72-600
Airlink, SAA agree to transfer ticket revenue, reissue
KQ applies for Sh7 billion emergency State bailout
Air France Implements More Safety Measures
Lufthansa Group airlines to take off again with 160 aircraft
Abu Dhabi Airports explained how they have improved
IBOM AIR’S FLEET EXPANDS WITH THE DELIVERY OF 4TH CRJ 900
IATA calls on Nigerian Government to support aviation
