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What a difference a year makes. Over the summer travel months of July and August, Emirates handled nearly 1.2 million customers at its hub, compared to 402,000 customers during the same period in 2020, highlighting the safe and smooth resumption of international travel to and through Dubai.
In fact, in 2020, Emirates was the largest intern… read more
UNWTO has celebrated the second edition of the Global Tourism Investment Forum. Joining Ministers of Tourism for the event in Cabo Verde were business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, with a special focus on innovation and sustainable recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the crisis causing levels of Foreign … read more
Initially scheduled from 10 to 12 August, the fourth DRC-Burundi joint grand commission was finally held in Kinshasa from 31 August to 2 September. The meeting enabled the two parties to initial several agreements, including one in the field of air transport.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi are driven by the desire to… read more
AFRAA, in partnership with Lufthansa Consulting
and Kenya Airways will hold a high level virtual workshop on Airlines
Consolidation on 14 September 2021, in virtual format.
According to AFRAA, this important workshop for airline CEOs, C-level
representatives and African air transport decision makers at polic… read more
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry, Honourable Nqobizitha Ndhlovu has appointed Ray
M… read more
Kenya Airways subsidiary Jambojet has confirmed Karanja Ndegwa as the airline’s chief executive officer and managing director effective September 2, as per Business Daily Africa.
Ndegwa has held the post in an acting capacity since April 2020 after Allan Kilavuka joined its parent firm Kenya Airways as CEO.
Announcing t… read more
Business Travel Show Europe has unveiled this year’s six Business Travel Innovation Faceoff participants who will present their cutting-edge business travel inventions in a series of head to head battles, which will be broadcast virtually via Swapcard and live streamed during the in-person event, which runs 30 September to 1 October in person at… read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is prepared for a boost in travel to and from Abu Dhabi following the government’s announcement to remove the quarantine requirement for all vaccinated travellers arriving from abroad.
Fully vaccinated travellers (with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization) can arr… read more
Domestic markets across Africa recorded a slight reduction in passenger demand although still outperforming intra-Africa and intercontinental traffic. Domestic traffic for the month under review was 58.9% compared to 22.7% for intra-Africa and 18.4% for intercontinental. On passenger capacity (seats offered), domestic, intra-Africa and intercont… read more
Extremely slow vaccination rates are hindering Africa’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the continent’s main airline representative body said.
Surging infection rates are cutting into the ability of airlines to increase passenger numbers and reinstate routes, the African Airlines Association (A… read more
Emirates carried 15.8 million passengers as the largest international airline in 2020
UNWTO joins investors with tourism leaders at Cabo Verde forum
DRC and Burundi expand aviation cooperation
AFRAA, Lufthansa Consulting, Kenya Airways To Hold Airlines Consolidation Virtual Workshop
Minister appoints new Board Chairman for Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
Karanja Ndegwa new EO of Jambojet
Business Travel Show Europe unveils 2021 innovation faceoff participants
Etihad anticipating surge in demand as Abu Dhabi opens to fully vaccinated travellers
AFRAA releases African airlines performance updates
Africa's airline traffic continues to lag the world
