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In 2014, Tunisair was forced to suspend its air links to Libya, a country in the grip of a fratricidal war. The Tunisian flagship thus lost an important market which represented 40% of turnover between 2012 and 2014.
7 years later, the semblance of peace found and the security of airport infrastructure reassure the carrier.
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On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, Iziko Museums of South Africa will be joining the International Museum community in celebrating International Museum Day (IMD), with free entry to selected Iziko museums sites in Cape Town and half-pric… read more
Exactly two months after suspension, Azman Air resumed operations on Sunday with a lot of passengers on board its eight flights, our reporter learnt. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had on March 16 suspended the airline after observing n safety infractions on Azman's Boeing 737 classics.
After an audit, the NCAA … read more
“The hardest period of the crisis is certainly behind us. Our teams are ready for restart”, says Chairman and CEO Marie-Joseph Malé.
He underlines that despite a particularly difficult year, the airline has demonstrated its ability to adapt in a complex context like other insular economies depending on air connectivity for travelling, to… read more
Last night, United Airlines launched the first flight of its new service to Accra, Ghana, from Washington DC, United States, operated by Boeing 787-8 registered N27901. The carrier will now operate a three-weekly service to Accra from Dulles International. Flight UA996 will depart Dulles International Airport at 18:15 every Sunday,… read more
AIDA Cruises has launched additional AIDA Ahoy voyages aboard AIDAsol out of Kiel, Germany as a result of unexpectedly high demand. The AIDA Ahoy voyages aboard the ship are due to depart from Kiel on May 22nd, 2021, and were opened for booking earlier this month, selling out within days.
As a result, AIDA Cruises will be exp… read more
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping.
As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retailers worldwide moved their businesses online, embraced e-commerce and explored the potential of new ways to pay.
More than a… read more
Europe’s airspace users expected to cover up to €5.4 billion in lost ANSP revenues through higher ATC charges beginning in 2023
Revised regulation will see airspace users pay higher air traffic control (ATC) charges as a result of weaker performance targets approved by Member States for air navigation services. Airspace users… read more
Royal Caribbean International has confirmed that they are in fact cancelling Odyssey of the Seas Israel cruises amid ongoing conflict between Israeli security forces and Palestinians. A previous version of this story indicated that the planned cruise season would go ahead as planned, based on information provided by the cruise line… read more
With a surface area equivalent to that of Western Europe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa. It is rich in many mineral resources such as cobalt and copper. The DRC also has an abundance of hydropower potential thanks to the Congo River, around 80 million hectares of arable land and is hom… read more
Tunisair returns (finally) to Libya after 7 years of absence
Iziko Museums of South Africa: Free entry to select museums on International Museum Day
Azman resumes and passengers flock its flights
Air Austral in the starting-blocks
United Airlines inaugurates flights between Washington and Ghana
AIDA Cruises expands AIDA Ahoy tour options out of Kiel, Germany
Mastercard New Expenditures Index: Consumers’ Crave For Digital Payments Rises
Royal Caribbean confirms Odyssey of the Seas Israel cruises cancelled
Seven things businesspeople should know about the DRC
