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Uganda Airlines continues to rebuild its regional network with the return to Bujumbura from November 20. Mombasa service will begin next month. It has already reconnected with Nairobi, Mogadishu, Dar Es Salaam and Juba. Uganda Airlines is also eyeing Kinshasa, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Johannesburg. Its A330-800 is expec… read more
Uganda Airlines returns to Bujumbura and Mombasa
Kenyan carrier, Fly 540 gets nod to start international aviation operations
Domestic Kenyan carrier Fly 540 has been granted a licence to launch international flights in a move that will increase the number of Kenyan airlines flying to the rest of the… read more
Etihad Airways with daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel.
The launch of flights follows the normalisation of diplomatic ties between the two nations, and the signing of the Abraham Accords between the UAE and Israel in Washingt… read more
Proflight Zambia to increase capacity on JNB route
Proflight Zambia has increase the number of weekly flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg to seven.
Daily flights give a a far larger capacity, connecting into Proflight's Zambian domestic networl.
LIFT Airline confirms plans to launch operations on 10-Dec-2020
LIFT Airline, via its official newsletter, confirmed (13-Nov-2020) plans to commence operations on 10-Dec-2020 with Johannesburg-Cape Town and Johannesburg-George services.
The airline intends to offer "flexible air travel", enabling customers to change bookings with no penalties. Cancellations by customers will be cred… read more
IATA: Airline stocks rallybecause of vaccine news, despite falling passenger bookings
IATA reported (13-Nov-2020) the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech and Pfizer resulted in "renewed optimism amongst investors about the future recovery in airline profits", leading to a 12% increase in airline share prices over four days.
IATA noted many countries are experiencing a resurgence in the pandemi… read more
FlySafair and Emirates announce interline agreement
Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair’s network in South Africa.
Through the arrangement, Emirates and FlySafair plan to offer the ease of single-ticket travel and through tagging of baggage for travellers transferring… read more
Etihad to park A380 fleet indefinitely
After a slower than expected demand in air travel following a second wave of the deadly COVID-19 medical emergency, Etihad Airways has decided to ground its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. Simultaneously, as the superjumbos announcement on Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi-based airline also warned cabin crew in an internal memo that there would b… read more
World Travel Awards: Air Seychelles awarded as Indian Ocean’s leading airline
Air Seychelles has won three major accolades including the most coveted title of ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline’ at this year’s World Travel Awards. The Seychelles national carrier has also been recognized as ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2020’ and ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Cabin Crew 2020’ at the… read more
Kano and Port Harcourt will soon be reopened to international traffic
Nigeria plans to reopen Kano and Port Harcourt airports to international flights. The two airports will soon be equipped with anti-Covid-19 devices and the appropriate workforce. At the moment, only the airports of Lagos and Abuja are open to international traffic.Kano and Port Harcourt airports, closed for international … read more
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