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Well, it’s a no-brainer that COVID-19 has impacted our lives in more ways than we could have ever imagined. From being social animals to being socially distanced, a lot has changed. Amidst all the lockdowns, shutdowns and chaos if there’s one industry that has taken the most hit, it has to be the travel industry.
Planes are grounded, and h… read more
A bug on United Airlines’ website lets anyone access the ticket information for travelers who requested a refund. The airline’s website lets users check their refund status by entering their ticket number and last name. But the website wasn’t validating the last name, making it possible to access other travelers’ refund i… read more
Lagos-based Dana Air is anticipating a slow post-coronavirus traffic pick-up, starting from around June, delaying the airline’s growth plans by around six months.
Despite Nigeria being the first sub-Saharan African country with a confirmed coronavirus case, it has not been as hard-hit as others on the continent. At th… read more
Despite the challenges of the current environment, Ethiopian Airlines is already operating at 40% of its pre-COVID capacity. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Commercial Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline had achieved this recovery and how the future was looking now.
Simple Flying asked acting Chie… read more
Rwandair in recent inventory update filed changes for Kigali – Mumbai – Guangzhou route. Despite schedule listing shows the airline to resume service as early as 03NOV20, first available flight for reservation is 02JAN21. Reservation for flights in November and December 2020 is not available.
Additional changes … read more
South African Airways needs short-term funding from the government by the end of next week to continue operating, its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) said in a statement on Thursday (10 September). In terms of its business rescue plan there is short-, medium- and long-term funding that is required, it said.
“The B… read more
Organisers of Akwaaba African Travel Market, the leading Pan-African Travel Expo have lined up foremost tourism guru and Presidential Candidate of the One Seychelles political party, Alain St. Ange as a key speaker and Special Guest of Honor at the 4th African Travel and Tourism Conference, scheduled to take place on Septemb… read more
GOL Linhas Aéreas and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement that will include all of the Brazilian carrier’s routes from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU).
The partnership will initially cover Ethiopian’s nonstop service between Addis Ababa (ADD) and GRU, as well as to destin… read more
The pandemic has posed record challenges to the world, including the international air transport sector.
Air busses are still to hit the air ways as usual, consequently the sale of air flight tickets is still a far-fetched dream. Covid-19 is to blame. The spread of the novel coronavirus has caused passenger demand to collapse, forci… read more
More than 2.5 million Kenyans working in the tourism sector lost their jobs in the last five months due to COVID-19 related disruptions, a government official said on Thursday.
Najib Balala, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said the pandemic triggered massive loss of jobs in the hospita… read more
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UAL: Website Bug Exposed Traveler Ticket Data
Dana Air working on its strategy
ET's ops are at 40% Of Pre-COVID Levels
Rwandair tentatively to resume Mumbai & Guangzhou service in Jan 2021
SAA needs funds by next week
Akwaaba 2020: Alain St. Ange as Special Guest of Honour
ET opens up Latin American possibilities with new codeshare agreement
Air Ticket Sales, Travel Agencies Still in Shock
2.5 mln jobs lost in tourism sector: Kenya
