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With about two weeks to the resumption of flights on August 1st, National Carrier RwandAir is working on changes with an aim to improve the safety of passengers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Like other airlines across the world, RwandAir will be making adjustments on a number of inflight aspects to reduce physical contact and chances o… read more
Rwandair: protocols cause changes to inflight service
Emirates Sep 2020 – Mar 2021 schedule adaptions
Emirates in this past week’s schedule update filed schedule changes between 01SEP20 and 27MAR21, as the airline reduces operational frequencies on various routes.
As of 2215GMT 18JUL20, planned service reduction as follows. Additional network adjustment will be filed in the next few weeks.
Dubai… read more
KQ with rock-bottom fares on reopned domestic routes
Kenya Airways resumed domestic flights yesterday with lower fares of Sh4,815 f or a one-way ticket to Mombasa and Kisumu from Nairobi after being grounded since April due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Travellers took advantage of the reduced fares, nearly half its earlier charges, with the flights recording a 65 percent cabin load … read more
Safarilink resumes domestic flights
Safarilink’s flights to the Kenya coast, to Ukunda and Vipingo, are reportedly fully booked this weekend already, a sign how pent up the demand was by Kenyans to travel again and escape the cold Nairobi weather to the warm and sunny coast.To reassure passengers has Safarilink produced a health and safety video and published added i… read more
Air Senegal resumes Abidjan service from mid-July 2020
Air Senegal today (17JUL20) is resuming International service, initially operating Dakar – Abidjan route. For the remainder of July 2020, the airline schedules twice weekly flights, on board Airbus A319 aircraft.
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Airlines cancel flights over low patronage, apathy
A number of flights were this week cancelled over low patronage on some of the recently opened routes. Following the early success on the Lagos and Abuja corridors, more airports have resumed operations but without the airlines having flights on the routes. The Guardian learnt that although Kaduna Airport has resumed, it was yet to receiv… read more
Nigeria: Why FG must rescue
The Federal Government’s laidback disposition to the plight of Nigerian flag carriers abroad is suffocating investment and efforts of local operators to have a stake in the competitive international airspace. WOLE OYEBADE writes.
Refusal by the United Kingdom’s government to grant Air Peace airlines a landing permit, t… read more
Fastjet (Zimbabwe) delays flight resumption
Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has again adjusted its plans to resume operations. According to the latest announcement by the airline, all flights on the schedule flight network will be suspended up to and including 31 August 2020.
Scheduled flights will most likely resume from 01 September 2020. Fastjet’s flexible… read more
ElAl: Flight suspension extended
El Al Israel Airlines (LY) has today extended its suspension of flights to the end of August and said it reached cost-cutting agreements with the country’s main labor union, facilitating a government bailout.
On July 7, LY decided to accept a rescue package from the Israeli government after its first rejection of the measure.… read more
SAA To Receive Even More Government Cash
South African Airways will receive even more funding after the South African government signed its support on a business rescue plan for the airline today. As a result, the government will provide R10.1bn (USD$600m) to restructure the airline. Today, the South African government has shared that it will support its national carrier with ad… read more
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