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Qatar Airways continues to lead the global recovery of the aviation industry, relaunching 11 more destinations today, its largest single day of restarts, in what Qatar Airways has dubbed ‘Take-off Wednesday’. By mid-July, the airline’s network will expand to over 430 weekly flights to more than 65 destinations with the addition of flights to… read more
QatarAirways relaunches 11 destinations in a single day
Africa World Airlines with 362 flights airlifted over 9,631 passengers in June 2020
Despite the many challenges involved with flight operations during a global pandemic, Ghana leading carrier, Africa World Airlines, (AWA) has revealed that the airline operated 362 scheduled flights in the country airlifting over 9,631 passengers in the month of June.
The carrier said it operated 100% of its scheduled flights in the… read more
Eurowings back to Mauritius
Eurowings in the last few days updated long-haul service, where the airline schedules flights to Mauritius and Windhoek, for the remainder of Northern summer 2020 season. Planned operation includes the following, although it may be impacted by travel restrictions.
Frankfurt – Mauritiuseff 02OCT20 3 weekl… read more
EGYPTAIR starts its operations
EGYPTAIR is thrilled to announce its return to the sky and is ready to take you to your desired destinations as of the 1st July.
The below-listed flight dates are subject to change according to destination countries’ regulations.
Destinations and start dates:
1- Flights that&nbs… read more
Air Peace; ‘We are starting international ops in November with four 777s’
AIR PEACE Chairman,Chief Allen Onyema spoke on a myriad of issues concerning the fastest growing carrier, giving tangible reasons why it is yet to commence its international flights. He also talked about factors militating against smooth operations and why Nigerians prefer the agitatingly long road travel to air travel.
IATA: May passenger demand shows improvement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in May (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), dropped 91.3% compared to May 2019. This was a mild uptick from the 94% annual decline recorded in April 2020. The improvement was driven by recovery in some domestic markets, most notably China.
“Ma… read more
El Al Suspends Operations Indefinitely
Israeli flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines (LY) has announced all flights and other operations have been suspended. The announcement comes in a turbulent time for the airline, with Q1 cash loss and workforce union disputes. El Al CEO Gonen Usiskhin ordered all aircraft to return to Israel, and the airline is reportedly refusing to rebook … read more
Nigeria: Domestic flights resumes 8th July
Domestic flight operations are to resume on the 8th of July, 2020.
Abuja and Lagos airports will be the only airports approved for flights operations on the 8th of July.
The Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement this evening after a virtual meeting with stakeholders said other airports namely Kano,… read more
International flights to Abidjan already resumed
The Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Cote d’ivoire is to resume operation of international flights from July 1. This comes barely a week ago when domestic flights resumed in the Ivorian capital.
The Country’s Minster of Health Eugène Aka Aoulé revealed this after a national security council meeting last week. Land and… read more
‘Border reopening, financial support to save airlines from collapse’
We’re in worst year in history of aviation business, says IATA
The airlines, under the aegis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the measures would hasten the recovery and slow current losses that are plundering the airlines out of business.
IATA, Tuesday, released its financial outlook for the global air tran… read more
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