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Airline employees association, Air Mauritius technical support staff union, Union of employees of Air Mauritius and Private transport employees union, are not ready to make further sacrifices to ensure the survival of Air Mauritius. In a press release published on Sunday, September 27, and which Le Mauricien has taken cognizance of, t… read more
Air Mauritius: employees refuse unpaid leave and part-time work
Air Seychelles delays International regular service resumption to late-Oct 2020
Air Seychelles in recent schedule update further revised planned International service resumption. The airline now plans to resume regular International service as early as 26OCT20, instead of 30SEP20.
Following operation is scheduled for the month of November 2020. Further changes remain likely.
Mahe Island – Joh… read more
EgyptAir restarting services to JNB, EBB, KGL
EgyptAir is gradually restarting its African network as it starts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among a cluster of new routes being revived over the next few weeks, initially with low frequencies, the airline will restart services between its Cairo (CAI) base and Johannesburg(JNB) on Oct. 8 with a 2X-weekly s… read more
Air France Oct 2020 Intercontinental network
Air France during the month of October 2020 plans to operate following Intercontinental service, from 01OCT20 to 24OCT20. Planned operation as of 25SEP20 as follows. Last minute changes remain highly possible, due to various travel restrictions.
Paris CDG – Abidjan 1 daily 777-300ER
Paris CDG – Abuja – N’Dja… read more
Arik Air back into Enugu Oct 6
Arik Air is resuming services from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu effective October 6, 2020.
Flights between Lagos and Enugu will operate thrice weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the first instance.
Arik Air suspended flights to Enugu last year when the… read more
New United Nigeria set for aviation debut in Q4 with Embraer ERJ-145 jets
A new airline, United Nigeria maybe commencing domestic flight operations in the aviation industry in the fourth quarter of the year. The airline said to belong to billionaire Dr. Obiorah Okonkwo, will be operating 4 Embraer ERJ-145 jets connecting major cities in Nigeria.
According to airway1.com, the initiative, however, ha… read more
EgyptAir resumes more flight destinations
EgyptAir resumes more flight destinations.
The airline will begin flights to Muscat starting October 1st with two flights per week, Amman starting October 4 with two flights per week, and from October 8, the company’s flights will resume operating to Kigali with one flight and to Johannesburg with two flights p… read more
Air France update on schedule for November and December
Air France is continuing to adapt its flight schedule for the period up to 3 January 2021. In the context of currently applicable travel restrictions, Air France will operate 50% of its flight schedule planned for November and December 2020.
By the end of the year, Air France will serve 170 destinations, i.e. almost al… read more
Royal Air Maroc is planning 4 new European routes from Marrakech
Despite the uncertain future of air transport, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) wants to open four new routes from Marrakech before next winter. "If things can still change in the future, we will start with five European cities, namely Paris (road reinforcement, editor's note), Milan, Brussels, Madrid and possibly London, if… read more
TAAG no longer accepts Kwanza for incoming international flights
TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola no longer accepts the Angolan currency, the Kwanza, for the payment of tickets for trips that start outside of Angola. The company had already adopted this policy a few years ago due to the currency shortage in the country, which affected all airlines, for which Angola has accumulated a lar… read more
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