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Uganda Airlines one year in the skies
On August 29, Uganda’s revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines, celebrated its first year of operations since it took to the skies after almost twenty years since it was liquidated by the government. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda National Airline Company, Cornwell Muleya, over 75,000 passengers have been tran… read more
Aero Contractors to operate a shuttle between Abuja and Kaduna
Nigeria’s oldest carrier, Aero Contractorswill from September 1, 2020 begin shuttle services from Kaduna to Abuja in response to the yearnings of its customers, as travellers from the northern states capital have shunned travelling by road due to potential security threats.The airline said providing the shuttle has become ne… read more
Rwandair increases services to Europe W20
Rwandair in winter 2020/21 season plans to increase Kigali – Brussels – London Heathrow route, with the addition of 3rd weekly flight, from 26OCT20. Airbus A330-300 aircraft operates this route.
WB700 KGL2330 – 0700+1BRU0800+1 – 0800+1LHR 333 135
WB701 LHR1705 – 1905BRU2030 – 0600+1KGL 333 246
MK schedules two flights to London in early Sep 2020
Air Mauritius in the last few days filed additional service during the month of September. Latest addition sees the airline schedules 2 flights to London in early Sep 2020, on board Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft. Previously reported on Airlineroute, the airline has opened reservation for Paris flight from 04SEP20, once weekl… read more
Comair almost back in the skies - on a good path
Kulula and British Airways (BA) could take flight on domestic routes again by December, if Comair's creditors agree to a business rescue plan that would inject more than R1bn into the airline and allow the return of some of its former executives and directors. It would, however, pay trade creditors just 2.5c in the rand.
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Comoros will reopen air borders on September 7
Airlink & Flysafair plan to spread their network
The Provincial Migration Services in Niassa are reopening four border posts in a process which started last week under the Presidential Decree on the gradual relaxation of coronavirus prevention measures. A first phase covers the border crossings with Malawi and Tanzania at Matchedje, Mandimba and Entre-Lagos.
The spok… read more
Ghana: PCR test required for all new arrivals
The officials at Ghana’s major international travel hub, Kotoka International Airport, have announced that all new international arrivals will be required to take a PCR test. The test could be administered at any of the over 70 sampling collection booths set-up at the upper level of the Arrival Hall, with the results being ready wi… read more
Abuja-Kaduna line breaks even
Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, has said the Abuja-Kaduna rail service generated the sum of N1.5 billion naira out of the N3.09 billion generated by the service in 2019 making it the most lucrative route in the country. According to tbiafrica.com, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in a statement issued in… read more
Lesotho: Mohahlaula Airlines set to launch domestic flights!
The Government of Lesotho has relaxed the national Covid-19 control levels and now allows inter-district travel for work and leisure, so that the country’s only scheduled airline, Mohahlaula Airlines, is finally able to launch scheduled domestic operations. Tickets will go on sale on 01 September 2020 and operations are set to star… read more
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