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IATA rolls out Travel Pass on Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines Africa’s leading airline is to trial IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications and restart travel.
As travel restarts, travelers need accurate COVID-19-related information like testing and vaccine requirements which vary among countries… read more
Introduction: Zambia, Tafika Travel Advisor
Tafika Travel Advisor was established to advise and help our clients how best they can plan, budget, spend their travel in the Southern Africa countries. We are specialized in arranging safari trips for Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa.
We are the only independent ground handling company … read more
Aero Contractors and wicked Corporate Governance
A Lagos bound Aero Contractors flight returned to Kano on Sunday, March 21, 2021 after one of the engines of the aircraft was hit by bird during take-off in what is popularly known as bird strike.
Management of the airline, in a statement, explained that for precautionary and safety reasons, “Aero Contractors had to make arrangement… read more
UAE removes Rapid Antigen testing for Nigerians to restart flights between both countries
MOVES are being made to restore flight services between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the latter’s Embassy says its government has’ decided’ to remove the requirements for Rapid Antigen test for travelers at airports in Nigeria as part of efforts to end the stalemate with regards flights between both countries… read more
Several UN organisations ask for prioritisation of Covid-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew
Statement by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and World Health Organization (WHO)
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered devastating consequences for human life and the global… read more
Travellers to Istanbul must present negative PCR test
All passengers aged over 6 travelling to Istanbul (Turkey) must present a negative PCR test conducted 72 hours prior to boarding, national carrier Tunisair announced Thursday in a press release.
The passengers must also fill in the Passenger Locator Form 72 hours before the departure of their flight to Turkey, the press relea… read more
AIDAprima Dubai stay over as she heads to Fujairah for bunkering
AIDA Cruises‘ mega cruise ship AIDAprima has departed Dubai after spending several months in warm lay-up at the Dubai Cruise Terminal. The cruise ship, which was forced to cut short her 2019/2020 Middle East cruise season out of Dubai last year due to the pandemic, is now anchored off Fujairah, apparently awaiting bunkering.
Fuja… read more
Cabo Verde aims at building a diverse and resilient Tourism Sector
The Director-General of Tourism and Transport at the Ministry Francisco Martins has revealed that the Cabo Verde Government is preparing the country for more diverse, resilient, quality-based tourism with an ultimate aim of improving conditions of life of the Cape Verdeans.
Francisco Martins, representing the Minister of Tourism… read more
Air Burkina: Despite the delay, the privatization process will soon be completed
On October 20, 2020, the Burkinabè state signed a partnership agreement with African Global Development (AGD) for the partial privatization of Air Burkina.
T… read more
African airlines sign on to travel pass program
Ethiopian Airlines, EgyptAir and Kenya Airways have signed up as strategic partners for the African Union (AU) Trusted Travel (TT) program that has been ratified by 54 AU member states and aims to allow African airlines to build back their networks post-pandemic.
The TT initiative is part o… read more
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