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UAE Emirates First in the world: Emirates to cover customer COVID-19 expenses

In what is a world’s first, Emirates (EK) has come forward and offered to cover customers from COVID-19 expenses. If passengers get into any trouble during the traveling process, the airline will offer them significant insurance cover. The airline has said it will cover medical expenses up to €150,000 as well as quarantinread more


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Lesotho Coronavirus pandemic: Lesotho reverted to a “hard lockdown”

The Kingdom of Lesotho reverted to a “hard lockdown” by introducing new regulations as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The new restrictions already became effective on 20 July 2020.

The regulations as elaborated by the Lesotho’s Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro include the following: only five people are allo… read more


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Nigeria Air Peace Air Peace: Chairman threatens to shut airline

Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace might cease its operation in the aviation sector as the chairman, Allen Onyema has threatened to shut down the airline over alleged industrial action by its pilots.

The social media was inundated with the news of the airline’s pilots strike owing to new salary structure. According to a sta… read more


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Germany Condor Flugdienst Condor NS20 Long-Haul network this Northern Winter, also into CPT

Condor earlier this month revised planned long-haul network for the remainder of Northern summer 2020 season, until 24OCT20. Latest adjustment as of 22JUL20 as follows.

Additional changes remain possible.

Frankfurt – Cape Town eff 03OCT201 weekly
Frankfurt – Punta Cana efread more


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Senegal Air Senegal Air Sénégal Resumes Limited International Services

Using one of its two A319-100s, Air Sénégal has started a twice weekly connection linking Dakar with Abidjan on July 17 following the resumption of its daily service between Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport and Paris CDG where regular flights resumed on July 15.

The Senegalese national carrier uses A319-100 6V-AMB … read more


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UAE Etihad Ethiopian, 3 other airlines cleared to fly to Seychelles from August 1

As the Seychelles Islands inch closer to welcoming tourists to the archipelago islands, the country’s flag carrier Air Seychelles and 3 other major carriers have been sanctioned by the Aviation Authorities to begin passenger air service from August 1.

Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates Airline, and Etihad Airways have confir… read more


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UAE Emirates Emirates resumes pax services to SEZ

Emirates has announced that it will resume passenger services to Seychelles from August 1, coinciding with the country’s reopening to international tourists.

Operating flights to Seychelles five times a week with a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates offers travellers convenient access to this Indian Ocean holiday destination.… read more


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Cameroon CamAir Co Cameroon president orders sale of Camair-Co

Joseph Dion Ngute, the Prime Minister of Cameroon, has told the Ministry of Finance to open up ailing state-run companies to the capital and management of the private sector next year, the African economic news agency Ecofin reported. During a special cabinet meeting held to examine the budget and economic plan for the period 2021 to 2023… read more


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Mali Sky Mali Sky Mali obtains its air operator license

Sky Mali now has all the necessary authorizations to start its commercial operations, after having passed its test flight between Bamako - Kayes a few days ago. The new Malian national company received this Tuesday, July 21, 2020, its air operation license (PEA), issued by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac)

From… read more

  • Destinations

DRC Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo DRC reopens borders on August 15

Domestic and international flights will be able to resume in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from August 15, 2020. It is indeed on this day that the country will reopen its air, sea and land borders, and will allow the resumption of migratory movements between its different provinces. This is what emerges from the speech of Pre… read more

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