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Arik resumes service to Asaba
Arik Air, the Nigerian carrier return to the city of Asaba located in the Nigerian Delta State. As of today, Arik will operate daily from Lagos into Asaba.
Apart of the Asaba route, Arik has also increased the frequency between Lagos and Owerri to three times per day. The new flight is an early morning flight departing from Lagos at 7 a.m.
Transnet intends to revitalze Ghana Railroad
Ghana Railway Company Limited and Ghana Railway Development Authority have signed a contract with Transnet of South Africa in order to bring back full operation on Ghana’s narrow gauge between Takoradi and Tarkwa. This contract includes the rehabilitation and maintainance of the line the refurbishment of the existing wagon park, new rolli… read more
Cabo Verde Airlines launches Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre in Brazil is the latest destination of Cabo Verde Airlines, the carrier of the independent group of island in the Atlantic Ocean. Porto Alegre is operated out of the island Sal (SID). The first flight took place on 12 December, 2019 and will be operated on a daily basis, using a Boeing B757-200 aircraft.
Using th… read more
Visa on Arrival for all Africans in Nigeria
The NIS (Nigeria Immigration Service) stated the Federal Government had approved that all Africans could come to Nigeria without Visa effective January 2020. This statement followed another statemont of Nigeras President Buhari. Buhari had attended the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, held in Egypt.
During this … read more
Updated: TK complies with Nigeria's requirements
The flights from Instanbul into Abuja have seen an equippment change already this last weekend. Instead of operation with B737 the carrier send an Airbus A330 with more than 300 seats and a lot of more cargo space. Reason for the … read more
Luggage war: Nigeria vs. Turkish Airlines
At the origin of this suspended decision, the multiple complaints of passengers of Turkish Airlines, whose baggage arrives late at destination. "These incidents which lasted for two weeks, became so serious that the last flight arri… read more
Air Seychelles receives secon A320neo
ASKY brings in a new B737-800
Air France returns to Monrovia
Starting 20th of April 2020, Air France will once again operate to Monrovia (Liberia). Air France will scheduled five weekly flights operated by Airbus A330-300 with a capacity of 224 seats (36 in Business, 21 in Premium Economy and 167 in Economy class). Air France will serve Monrovia as an extra leg departing from Bamako (Mali) on Monda… read more
European Blacklist updated
From Angola for example there are included Aerojet, Guicango, Air Jet, Besteflya Aircraft Management, Heliang, SJL and Sonair, the latter owned by oil … read more
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