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Air France Implements More Safety Measures
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
Lufthansa Group airlines to take off again with 160 aircraft
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
Abu Dhabi Airports explained how they have improved
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’S FLEET EXPANDS WITH THE DELIVERY OF 4TH CRJ 900
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) . 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
IATA calls on Nigerian Government to support aviation
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
Air Mauritius: Resumption of commercial cargo flights
Air Mauritius has resumed commercial cargo operations to and from some designated destinations.
After a first flight to Paris, on Friday 01 May, a second one is planned for next Friday, 08 May. As from next week, Air Mauritius is considering twice weekly commercial cargo flights on the Paris route. Cargo services will be adapte… read more
Qatar Airways hopes to fly to 80 destinations by June
Qatar Airways will begin a phased approach to expanding its network this month. The Middle Eastern carrier said growth would be in line with passenger demand and the expected relaxation of entry restrictions around the world.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “As we follow the indicators of the global travel… read more
Jambojet has new Acting Managing Director
The Board of Directors of regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has appointed Mr. Karanja Ndegwa as its acting Managing Director, with effect from May 1, 2020. Mr. Ndegwa, who was the airline’s Chief Financial Officer, will take on the new role until a substantive Managing Director for Jambojet has been recruited and appointed.
Mr. Ndegwa tak… read more
Brussels Airlines June – August 2020 Africa operations as of 04JUN20
Brussels Airlines last week filed planned operational schedule between June and August 2020, as the airline resumes operation on 15JUN20. For Intercontinental service, the airline will be offering following routes with reduced frequencies.
Planned operation remains subject to change, due to various travel restrictions.
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Also COMAIR under Business Rescue
Listed airline company, Comair, today (May 5) announced that the group would enter business rescue to “safeguard the interests of the company and its stakeholders” after the COVID-19 crisis disrupted the implementation of a turnaround plan.
Comair was granted approval to suspend the trading of its shares on the JSE with immed… read more
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